Aaronia AG will present its extensive range of antennas, measuring instruments for every application, and high-quality accessories for the amateur radio sector. The brand new SPECTRAN V6 ECO real-time spectrum analyzer family will be the focus of the trade show presentation.
The measurement technology specialist from Strickscheid will be showcasing its broad portfolio of RF equipment at Europe’s largest amateur radio exhibition. This includes innovative and extremely precise spectrum analyzers, signal generators and test equipment. Nine antenna series cover almost every conceivable scenario. Reliable signal transmissions are ensured by the extensive range of high-quality connectors, plugs and cables. All products are based on the high quality standard typical of Aaronia. “No matter which product from our range is involved, it must meet the highest quality standards,” says Thorsten Chmielus, Managing Director and CEO of Aaronia AG. “Because reliable results can only be achieved with the best equipment.”
High-end power for small budgets – SPECTRAN V6 ECO
Quality has its price, but Aaronia offers especially for amateur radio operators or hobby users inexpensive devices, accessories and powerful equipment. Radio amateurs live and love technology. Accordingly, the in-house developments are also numerous. “On the one hand, the functionality of the self-developed hardware is in the foreground here,” says Chmielus, “On the other hand, however, it is particularly interesting in the amateur radio sector to know whether all guidelines and specifications for proper operation are adhered to or whether my system produces interference.” Until now, however, powerful devices have been too expensive for amateur use, while simple SDRs have sometimes been insufficient.
With the SPECTRAN V6 ECO, Aaronia is now ushering in a new era of real-time spectrum analysis. The USB device offers a real-time bandwidth (RTBW) of 44MHz and an extended frequency range of 9kHz to 6GHz in the basic version. The scope of delivery includes the powerful RTSA Suite PRO for signal recording and data analysis. Among other features, the software offers simultaneous display of multiple signal visualizations including recording and playback of the full IQ bandwidth. A large number of functions with a total value of 7,782.00 Euro are already included free of charge in the basic version. These include various 2D and 3D views, IQ processing, triggers, AM/FM decoder, filereader, filewriter, remote http or scripts.
The SPECTRAN V6 ECO including RTSA-Suite PRO costs less than 1.500,- Euro in the basic version, a revolution in the market of real-time spectrum analyzers. Alternatively, the instrument can be ordered with an integrated signal generator or as a dual RX variant. Especially the latter closes the gap between affordable but low performance SDRs and expensive as well as fast high-end analyzers. Due to the two independent inputs, the SPECTRAN V6 ECO offers 2 x 44MHz RTBW on the one hand. On the other hand, it achieves up to 3THz/s sweep speed with the unique, patented high speed tictoc LO function – unique worldwide!
Individually configurable
The SPECTRAN V6 ECO can be expanded. For example, an additional low-noise preamplifier, GPS or an extended temperature range as well as a frequency extension to 8 GHz can be ordered. “However, these additional options must be specified directly when ordering, as retrofitting at a later date is not possible,” says Thorsten Chmielus.
Other extensions can be easily installed via software license and expand the functional range of the device considerably. A wide range of functions is available here.
The SPECTRAN V6 ECO is only connected to the PC or laptop with a USB cable The power supply is provided by USB PD via the same USB port. To run the software, at least 2 GBytes of RAM, a quad-core processor with 1.6 GHz clock frequency and AVX2 support, and Windows 10 are required.
