RIGOL DSA815 TG REVIEW GENERATOR
The Rigol will probably be more useful and fun, but if you go with something other than a full SA this seems to be worth consideration: There are probably tons of info on EEV and on the web but here are a few links ready to go: - some lock-ups in this demo hard to know if those are standard, occasional or maybe user error - demo with out the PC software - 2.5 years old but good intro - RF Explorer Generator - adding a card - an overview - some reviews - another review Different modules and/or different versions for different frequencies. One could build a simple set of demod radios for a specific IF, and the rest comes out in the wash (all of which can be assisted with by the SpecAn).
Poof, the Spec-An provides a decent-enough LO to drive the down-converter and the baseband can be processed further. The OP would like to listen in, at that point? Build up a down-converter, build up an amplifier for the tracking gen, and then zero-span the spec an for the LO of interest.
Once that's done, plug an antenna into the thing, drive the SpecAn input with the LNA's output, and get a complete idea of what's going on in the spectrum of interest. Given that SpecAns are little more than specifically designed receivers, I would argue that SpecAns also are always in a "listen mode." The big requirement would be "GET THE MODEL WITH THE TRACKING GEN." I'm unfamiliar with the SDR the OP is thinking about, but with the DSA w/TG the OP can design up an LNA for the band of interest, hook it up and use the Tracking Gen to tune it and get it right.
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