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USB-SA44B — 4.4 GHz Spectrum Analyzer
$1,620 – $2,065
The Signal Hound USB-SA44B is a Software Defined Receiver (SDR) optimized as a narrow-band real-time RF spectrum analyzer. It is compact, simple to use, and an effective troubleshooting tool for general lab use, engineering students, ham radio enthusiasts, and electronics hobbyists.
Australia’s Silicon Chip magazine reivews our SA44B
Silicon Chip
magazine wrote a highly detailed review regarding the use of our 4.4 GHz analyzer, ultimately deciding that “in effect, the hardware of the SA44B and its matching software seem to have been so well integrated in a functional sense that they really can turn your PC into a high performance spectrum analyser.”
Download and read the review (PDF, 6.5 MB)
Features
- RF Frequency Range: 1 Hz to 4.4 GHz
- Low noise amplifier available above 500 KHz
- Wide dynamic range: -151 dBm to +10 dBm
- Resolution bandwidths (RBW) of 0.1 Hz to 250 KHz and 5 MHz
- Includes a High Dynamic Range Measuring Receiver
- 0.25 dB relative accuracy
- 0 dBm to -125 dBm, 150 KHz to 1 GHz
- 0 dBm to -115 dBm, 1 GHz to 4.4 GHz
- Adjustable digital audio filters
- Accurate AM and FM measurements
- No external power supply needed – draws power from USB
- Powerful Digital Signal Processing happens on the PC
- Software and Hardware included for one low price
- Additional Third-Party Software Packages are available
- TSCM software is available, and is being marketed
as “Kestrel TSCM Software” through
www.pdtg.ca
- TSCM software is available, and is being marketed
- Write your own software with our free Application Programming Interface (API)
- I/Q Data up to a 240 KHz bandwidth
- Frequency Sweeps up to 140 MHz per second
- Compatible with Windows 7/8/10 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems.
- AM and FM Demodulation Measurements
- USB 2.0 communications at 480 MBPS
- Demodulates AM/FM/SSB/CW audio in real-time
- Automation capability using our API
- Measures 8 inches long
- Weighs 10 ounces
Related Documents
Success Story: Using an SA44B 4.4 GHz analyzer to create a transmitter report for the FAA
Read this use case detailing a solution one of our customers created with an SA44B, some custom programming, and an Arduino-controlled antenna rotator.
Read the success story
(PDF, 1.4 MB)
QST magazine reviews the SA44B and TG44A
QST takes a technical deep-dive into the experience of using our 4.4 GHz devices together as RF analysis tools, including the way in which the SA and TG can work together as a scalar network analyzer (SNA). The article includes lots of screenshots and charts.
Device dimensions
| Version | USB-SA44B — 4.4 GHz Spectrum Analyzer - Standard, Temperature Range: 0°C to +70°C - 76006 INR |
|---|---|
| Weight | .64 lb (.29 kg) |
| Dimensions | 7.65" x 3.18" x 1.18" (19.4 x 8 x 3 cm) |
| Version | USB-SA44B — 4.4 GHz Spectrum Analyzer - Option 1, Temperature Range: -40°C to +85°C - 92644 INR |
|---|---|
| Weight | .64 lb (.29 kg) |
| Dimensions | 7.65" x 3.18" x 1.18" (19.4 x 8 x 3 cm) |
Product-in-packaging dimensions
No in-packaging dimensions available.
Software and Drivers
- Spectrum analysis software for all Signal Hound spectrum analyzers.
- Download and install the USB drivers separately.
- Unzip (extract all files and run Spike Installer.msi and CDM v2.12.00 WHQL Certified.exe)
Signal Hound Software Development Kit
- Programming interface for SA44 and SA124 devices.
- Low level direct device control and measurements.
Product Manuals
Legacy Software
Software Installer Version 2.18B for the SA44B / SA124B / TG44A / TG124A. This is no longer the main installer for all SA and TG products for Signal Hound (for the latest software, see the Spike page). Individual files and manuals can be found below.
- SA44B User Manual Version 2.18d
- SA124B User Manual Version 2.17a
- Windows XP® Users: You may need to install Microsoft’s .net framework, and Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable
- USB Drivers version 2.10.00
- Using the Smith chart in the legacy software
Additional Downloads
Everything needed to use the HDSDR software with the SA44 and SA124 spectrum analyzers. Includes setup manual, interface files, and source.
Calibration Software
- Signal Hound provides calibration software for the SA44B, which can be downloaded here.
- Signal Hound can also calibrate and adjust the SA series spectrum analyzers. Contact Signal Hound for more information.
- There is also a number of third party calibration labs which can perform calibrations for the Signal Hound products. For a full list of these calibration labs and their accreditation’s, click here.
Related products
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BB60D — 6 GHz Real-time Spectrum Analyzer
$5,440 – $5,940 View Product -
SM200C — 20 GHz Real-time Spectrum Analyzer with 10GbE
$22,990 – $25,511- 160 MHz of continuously streaming I/Q over 10GbE
- 100 kHz to 20 GHz range
- 1 THz sustained sweep speed
- 110 dB of dynamic range
- Sub-octave preselector, 20 MHz to 20 GHz
-
SP145 — 14.5 GHz Real-time Spectrum Analyzer
$11,160 – $13,711 View Product -
USB-SA124B — 12.4 GHz Spectrum Analyzer
$3,240 – $3,790- RF Frequency Range: 100 kHz to 12.4 GHz
- Wide dynamic range: -151 dBm to +10 dBm
- Resolution bandwidths of 0.1 Hz to 250 KHz
- Includes a High Dynamic Range Measuring Receiver
Reviews
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