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Threw $600 at a used spectrum analyzer last year and it paid for itself in two months
Picked up a beat-up Anritsu off a retiring guy's bench and it's caught three bad antennas and a failing cable that my old meter missed completely. Anyone else find that spending more on test gear actually saves you time in the long run?
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keith_bennett1mo ago
Man I totally agree. Dropped cash on a good TDR last year and it found a splice issue that was throwing off signal for months. Cheap meters just miss stuff too often, ended up costing way more in wasted time chasing ghosts.
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reese_lee91mo ago
Used to be all about saving money on gear, thought spending big was just for show. Then my cheap meter missed a corroded connector that was eating up a whole weekend of troubleshooting. Picked up a used Keysight spectrum analyzer and it found the problem in ten minutes, which made me a believer. Now I'd rather drop cash on good test equipment upfront than waste days guessing with junk. That Anritsu sounds like a steal for what it caught, you probably saved way more than $600 in headaches alone.
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hollywhite1mo ago
Oh man I USED to be the guy who thought a $50 multimeter was good enough for everything. But then I spent a whole weekend chasing a ghost signal that turned out to be a cracked antenna feed line. My cheap meter just showed noise and I couldn't tell what was what. Finally borrowed a buddy's Anritsu and found it in twenty minutes flat. That experience totally flipped me, now I look at test gear as a time investment not a cost. Your $600 analyzer catching three bad antennas is PROOF that good gear finds problems fast and saves way more than its price tag in frustration alone.
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