Signal Hound BB60C real-time spectrum analyser

The Signal Hound BB60C is a real-time spectrum analyser and RF recorder. The product has a frequency range of 9 kHz to 6 GHz, an instantaneous bandwidth of 27 MHz and the ability to sweep the RF spectrum at 24 GHz/s.

Compared to the Signal Hound BB60A, the analyser has improved SFDR (spurious-free dynamic range) by typically 20 dB; the noise floor has been flattened by reducing frequency band transitions more than 8 dB; operating temperatures have been extended down to -40°C and up to +65°C; and streaming I/Q (in-phase quadrature) bandwidth is selectable from 250 kHz to 27 MHz.

The unit ships with a fully documented API written in C++. The open-source spectrum analyser software provides examples of efficient techniques for creating new functions and interfacing the API when writing customised applications.

The spectrum analyser is compact and simple to use. It is suitable for real-time spectrum monitoring, manufacturing process control, interference hunting, spread spectrum signal analysis, capturing intermittent events and general-purpose spectrum analysis.