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What does the vertical axis of a spectrum analyzer display?

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What does the vertical axis of a spectrum analyzer display?

🔍 Key Concepts

• How a spectrum analyzer shows a signal on a graph-like screen • Difference between horizontal (X-axis) and vertical (Y-axis) display on most electronic test equipment • What quantity is usually plotted against frequency when analyzing RF or audio signals

💭 Think About

• When you "analyze a spectrum," what variable are you usually scanning or sweeping along the horizontal direction? • On that same display, what feature of the signal are you most interested in comparing at different frequencies? • Think about an oscilloscope: what is usually on the vertical axis there, and is a spectrum analyzer similar or different in that respect?

✅ Before You Answer

• Be clear on the meaning of spectrum (a range of frequencies) • Decide which quantity makes sense to vary along the horizontal axis when examining a spectrum • Confirm which remaining quantity would logically be shown on the vertical axis to compare different parts of the spectrum

Question 1 of 27070

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What does the vertical axis of a spectrum analyzer display?

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Amplitude .

B

Duration.

C

Frequency.

D

Time.

Question 1 / 27070AxzzJT9J5OKWnGSVLm09

Question 1 of 27070AxzzJT9J5OKWnGSVLm09

What does the vertical axis of a spectrum analyzer display?

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Question 1 of 27070

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What does the vertical axis of a spectrum analyzer display?

🔍 Key Concepts

• How a spectrum analyzer shows a signal on a graph-like screen • Difference between horizontal (X-axis) and vertical (Y-axis) display on most electronic test equipment • What quantity is usually plotted against frequency when analyzing RF or audio signals

💭 Think About

• When you "analyze a spectrum," what variable are you usually scanning or sweeping along the horizontal direction? • On that same display, what feature of the signal are you most interested in comparing at different frequencies? • Think about an oscilloscope: what is usually on the vertical axis there, and is a spectrum analyzer similar or different in that respect?

✅ Before You Answer

• Be clear on the meaning of spectrum (a range of frequencies) • Decide which quantity makes sense to vary along the horizontal axis when examining a spectrum • Confirm which remaining quantity would logically be shown on the vertical axis to compare different parts of the spectrum