Description:
The MESA® is a portable, handheld RF receiver that detects known, unknown, illegal, disruptive, or interfering transmissions. MESA® has the portability and operational features not found on other spectrum analyzers. It provides tools, specifications and design features for locating unknown signals throughout a wide frequency range up to 6 GHz (12 GHz with the Down Converter antenna). MESA® has a new Patented SmartBars™ operational mode that displays signal activity in a bar graph.
Features
- MESA™ displays a full range of frequency data to 6GHz (12GHz with the Down Converter Antenna)
- Sweep modes:
- Spectrum Analyzer: zoom, screen lock, frequency span, start/stop frequencies, resolution bandwidth, center frequency
- SmartBars™: displays new or increased RF energy in a bar graph
- Mobile Bands: displays RF in specific bands (i.e. Wifi, GSM, etc.)
- WiFi: displays nearby access points and relative signal strength
- Bluetooth®: displays nearby pairing activity
- Display Features: Persistence, Raster Waterfall, Spectral Power Histogram (RSSI), Peak Trace, Average Trace, Patent Pending Cached Peak
- Display & Controls: 7in/18cm capacitive touch screen with brightness and zoom controls
- MCP (Multi-Carrier Probe): Carrier Current, Visible Light/IR, Ultrasonic, Audio Transformer, and Acoustic Leakage
- Antenna Probe Recognition automatically detects REI antennas/probes and adjusts display
- Audio Demodulation: AM/FM
- Alerts: haptic, audible, and visible
- Remote Access: Ethernet port for VNC remote access
- Signal List Generation: Manual or automatic depending on mode
- GPS: Removable USB, captures and saves GPS data
- Audio: Built-in speaker and external headphones with adjustable volume control.
- Microphone port for Acoustic Leakage Probe and Audio Transformer
- Data Ports: 2 USB 2.0 Type A ports for software upgrades, file storage, file transfer
Applications
- Detect RF WiFi, Bluetooth®, cell phones, illicit transmissions
- Interference detection & troubleshooting
- RF research and development
- Wireless industry developers
- Intelligence protection
- Communications Site Surveys
- Eavesdropping detection
- RF emissions analysis
- Spectrum misuse investigation
Specifications:
|
Receiver |
|
|
Sweep Speed |
>200 GHz/second |
|
Operating Freq. Range |
10 kHz - 6 GHz /*12 GHz |
|
Resolution Bandwidth Variable depending on span |
0.0380 kHz to 312.5 kHz |
|
Instantaneous Bandwidth |
25 MHz |
|
DANL - Noise Floor |
312.5 kHz RBW with Pre-amp: -90 dBm, 9.765 kHz RBW with Pre-amp: -110dBm |
|
Attenuation |
0 dB, 10 dB, 20 dB, Auto |
|
Preamp |
+15 dB |
|
Detection Types |
RF, Carrier Current, Acoustic Leakage, IR/Visible Light, Ultrasonic |
|
Spurious Free Dynamic Range |
81.6 dB |
|
Receiver Type |
Swept-tuned Superheterodyne |
|
Audio Demodulation AM/FM demodulation with filter options |
Auto, 200 kHz, 20 kHz, 5 kHz |
|
Input Port |
QMA connector (RF input) for included and auxiliary RF antennas |
|
POWER |
|
|
Supply AC |
100-240V/50-60Hz; single rechargeable Li-ion battery (includes 1 spare) |
|
Run time |
~3 hours (typical) per battery |
|
Charge time |
~3 hours per battery (typical) |
|
MECHANICAL |
|
|
Carrying Case |
6 x 15 x 18.5in / 16 x 38 x 47cm |
|
Case weight (with accessories) |
15lbs. / 6.8kg |
|
Unit dimensions |
5 x 8 x 2 in /13 x 20 x 5 cm |
|
Unit weight (with batteries) |
2.4lbs/1.1kg including battery |
|
THERMAL |
|
|
Operating temperature |
-10° to 53° C |
|
Battery charging temperature |
5° to 37° C |
|
Storage temperature |
20° to 60° C |
