TI offers a small rf-spectrumanalyzer for <25 US$ - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / testgear

author: Rigol-Friend
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 27, 2013, 04:00:33 pm
content: Hi folks,some minutes ago I got an info about this instrument.Look here:https://estore.ti.com/MSP-SA430-SUB1GHZ-Sub-1-GHZ-RF-Spectrum-Analyzer-Tool-P2675.aspxAt the end of the order process (payment) put in this couponcode SA_BTS and the price will fall down to 24.99$ incl. shipping.Think it's a nice deal and ordered one.Have fun....

author: leafi
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 27, 2013, 04:40:08 pm
content: Very interesting. Very similar to the RF Explorer. Do you know if it only supports the following bands?CC430/MSP-SA430-SUB1GHZ Supported Frequency Ranges:300 – 348 MHz389 – 464 MHz779 – 928 MHz

author: jonmarx
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 27, 2013, 04:42:24 pm
content: Thanks for the heads-up. I've ordered one too (and got it at your discount price). It can only handle certain frequency bands but, at that price, should be a nice toy to tinker with.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 27, 2013, 05:46:46 pm
content: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/for-all-with-a-dev-board-addictio-sub-1-ghz-rf-spectrum-analyzer-tool-for-$25/

author: Electro Fan
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 27, 2013, 06:05:44 pm
content: Any chance the code is no longer valid?

author: Spikee
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 27, 2013, 06:13:55 pm
content: No longer works for me

author: Deepak
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 27, 2013, 11:33:08 pm
content: Quote from: Spikee on August 27, 2013, 06:13:55 pmSame here.

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 27, 2013, 11:47:28 pm
content: http://e2e.ti.com/blogs_/b/msp430blog/archive/2013/08/25/back-to-school-sale-part-2-sa430.aspxQuote

author: Smokey
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 28, 2013, 01:31:37 am
content: Baaa.. no toys for me today. I guess I'll take that money and buy food or something.

author: macboy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 28, 2013, 01:40:45 pm
content: As usual with these things, it was "while supplies last", which wasn't very long. I did manage to squeeze my order in before they ran out, so the deal was real.

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 28, 2013, 02:39:18 pm
content: Quote from: macboy on August 28, 2013, 01:40:45 pmYep, its real, my transaction was done yesterday and just got an email from TI noticing that its shipped with a Fedex tracking number.

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 28, 2013, 03:00:45 pm
content: While supplies last that we're willing to sell for this price.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 28, 2013, 03:44:40 pm
content: They are clearly losing money on this, especially if you factor in international FedEx shipping. They probably allocated a limited part of the marketing budget to pay for this promotion.

author: geo_leeman
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 07, 2013, 01:00:28 pm
content: I managed to snag one of these things as well and had the chance to use it last week. It worked very well for checking if my setup was indeed sending telemetry at the expected frequency. The software is a bit of a pile, but not bad for $25!

author: jmr
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 10, 2013, 09:19:36 am
content: Don't turn it on, take it apart:http://flic.kr/s/aHsjHPrs1H

author: geo_leeman
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 11, 2013, 12:21:08 am
content: Whew! Look at all those vias!

author: thomastheo
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 11, 2013, 12:36:56 pm
content: This seems pretty similar to one of those RTLSDR TV dongles to me, but with a limited frequency range and a TI chipset. Is there a significant difference between one of those and this TI unit?