Re: freq meter vs. spectrum analyzer for sweeping

2001-07-11 Thread measl
On Wed, 11 Jul 2001, A. Melon wrote: > Umm, all the stuff being sold for counter surveillance are frequency > counters of one sort or another. That's because Joe Sixpack can't even *hope* to afford a decent spectrum analyzer. My *nine year old* HP cost me just under $8,000.00 - _used_. If

Re: freq meter vs. spectrum analyzer for sweeping

2001-07-11 Thread A. Melon
Thanks a lot -- that's a great help. And no, we weren't looking for rf from the infinity tranmitter, I knew they run on the phone line, but we were looking for other bugs. And I'm also aware of the great number of telemarketer autodialers (used to have one myself with a hardwired voice ma

Re: freq meter vs. spectrum analyzer for sweeping

2001-07-11 Thread Michael H. Warfield
On Wed, Jul 11, 2001 at 08:29:02AM -0700, A. Melon wrote: > bob said: > >You need a spectrum analyzer, which shows you signal strength vs. > >frequency. > > > >And you need to worry about intermittent ('burst') bugs. > > > >And WTF is an 'infinity' transmitter? > Umm, all the stuff being sold

Re: freq meter vs. spectrum analyzer for sweeping

2001-07-11 Thread A. Melon
bob said: >You need a spectrum analyzer, which shows you signal strength vs. >frequency. > >And you need to worry about intermittent ('burst') bugs. > >And WTF is an 'infinity' transmitter? Umm, all the stuff being sold for counter surveillance are frequency counters of one sort or another.

freq meter vs. spectrum analyzer for sweeping

2001-07-10 Thread Dynamite Bob
Some Melon wrote: > We borrowed a frequency meter, and went around the house with it, but are unsure how to use it effectively. It doesn't have a signal strength meter, so I'm thinking that if a bug is broad- casting the meter should just stick on that frequency?< You mean frequency counter.