Analyze the spectrum of a radio band

Follow these steps to analyze the spectrum of a radio band. For more information, see Spectrum analyzer tool.

1. Launch the Spectrum analyzer tool by selecting Spectrum analyzer from the Tools drop-down menu on the main toolbar. The Spectrum Analyzer dialog appears.
2. Under Device Selection, select the local radio device you want to analyze.
3. Under Configuration, specify the sampling interval and a configuration method.
4. Click the Start Spectrum Analysis button to start reading samples and measure the noise level of each RF channel. You can manually stop the analysis at any time by clicking the Stop Spectrum Analysis button.

   When an analysis begins, the chart and channels list display the RF channels supported by the selected device.

   

5. Use chart filters to hide or display channels, the best and worst noise level values and the average noise level line. You can also display channel values and samples read. For details, see Spectrum analyzer tool.