| Technical Specifications |
| 50 kHz to 30 GHz Spectrum Capture and Recording |
| Receiver A/D Sampling Rate: |
160 Msps (million samples per second) |
| Receiver A/D Resolution: |
16-bit |
| Tuning Range: |
50 kHz – 30 GHz |
| Tuning Resolution: |
10 Hz |
| Signal Acquisition: |
52 Terahertz per second |
| Resolution Bandwidths (RBW): |
5 kHz – 5 MHz (octave increments) |
| RF Input Range: |
+5 dBm to Displayed Average Noise Level (DANL) |
| Displayed Average Noise Level: |
50 kHz to 1 MHz –130 dBm (DANL)
1 MHz to 5 MHz –140 dBm (DANL)
5 MHz to 60 MHz –155 dBm (DANL)
60 MHz to 6 GHz –160 dBm (DANL)
6 GHz to 30 GHz -140 dBm (DANL) |
| RF Amplitude Accuracy: |
+/- 2.0 dB |
| RF input LO Leakage: |
< -95 dBm |
| System Clock Spurs (>200MHz): |
< -120 dBm |
| System Clock Spurs (<200MHz): |
< -85 dBm |
Residual Responses:
(RF Input -20dBm, 0dB Attenuation) |
< -90 dBm |
|
Spur and Image Rejection
(-30 dBm into Aux input, 0 dB Attenuation, max RF gain)
|
< -90 dBc (50 kHz – 60 MHz)
< -80 dBc (60 Mhz – 6.0 GHz)
< -45 dBc (6.0 GHz – 30 GHz) |
| Frequency Stability |
50 MHz TCXO reference +/- 1 ppm |
| SDR Demodulation |
| Demodulation IF Bandwidth: |
625 kHz to 40 MHz (octave increments) |
| Spur and Image Rejection: |
< -90 dBc |
| Demodulation Modes: |
AM, FM Narrow, FM Wide, USB, LSB
(custom modes available upon request) |
| Mode Bandwidth: |
1 kHz to 300 kHz, 1 Hz adjustable, built in pre-sets for common modes and bandwidths (custom bandwidths available upon request) |
| Demodulation Tuning Range: |
Merlin center frequency +/- IF Bandwidth |
| Tuning Resolution: |
10 Hz |
| Audio Recording and Playback: |
Yes |
| Real-time RF Signal Recording and Playback though SDR Demodulation |
| Real-time RF Bandwidth (record or playback): |
625 kHz to 40 MHz (octave increments)
(contact factory for 80 MHz option) |
| RF Center Frequency: |
312.5 kHz to 30 GHz |
| RF Tuning Resolution: |
10 Hz |
| RF Amplitude Resolution: |
16 bits |
| Real-time Recording Data Formats: |
16-bit raw RF samples 2s complement
16-bit I/Q RF samples 2s complement (default recording mode)
optional Vita 49 standard |
| Export Recording for External Analysis: |
Yes |
| Simultaneous Record and SDR Demodulation: |
Yes |
| Recording time: |
Only limited by hard drive capacity. Real-time RF spectrum recording time only limited by the size of the internal or external hard drive e.g., ~7 hours of record time on a 4Tbyte hard drive at 160 Mbps 40 MHz BW IQ data capture. |
| TV Signal Demodulation |
| TV Modes: |
PAL AM, FM Positive, FM Inverted, DVBT, Optional ATSC. |
| Tuning Range: |
40 MHz to 30 GHz |
| Tuning Resolution: |
10 Hz |
| FM lock range: |
+/- 5 MHz |
| Video Recording and Playback: |
Yes |
| Bluetooth Searching and Direction Finding |
| Bluetooth Standard: |
4.1 |
| Bluetooth Search Modes: |
1. Master mode LAP/MAC search.
2. Pager mode LAP/MAC search. |
| Tuning Range: |
2.38 GHz to 2.52 GHz |
| Tuning Resolution: |
100 kHz |
| Noise Floor typical: |
-95 dBm |
| Non-Standard Frequency search: |
Yes, manual and automatic in 100 kHz steps |
| Single Frequency Scanning: |
Yes |
| Single LAP Scanning for DF: |
Yes, signal, noise and signal/noise readings with real time signal/noise bar graph for DF operation |
| Simultaneous BT Search and MerlinMK3 Spectral scanning: |
Yes |
| Simultaneous BT Search and MerlinMK3 SDR Demodulation: |
Yes |
| Standard BT Active Searching: |
Yes |
| Bluetooth/Wi-Fi Spectral Monitor |
| 2.4 to 2.5 GHz Spectrum Analyzer: |
Real-time Bluetooth and Wi-Fi spectrum display |
| Noise Floor typical: |
-95 dBm |
Simultaneous BT Spectrum and
MerlinMK4 Spectral scanning: |
Yes |
Simultaneous BT Spectrum and
MerlinMK4 SDR Demodulation: |
Yes |
| BT Spectrum Recording: |
Yes |
