Tektronix RSA3408A-02

This Analyzer is a wide band, very sensitive receiver.

It works on the principle of "super-heterodyne receiver" to convert higher frequencies (normally ranging up to several 10s of GHz) to measurable quantities.

The received frequency spectrum is slowly swept through a range of pre selected frequencies, converting the selected frequency to a measurable DC level (usually logarithmic scale), and displaying the same on the CRT of this unit.

The CRT displays received signal strength (y-axis) against frequency ( x-axis).