Martin Riddle wrote:

"Joerg" wrote in message t...

Joel Kolstad wrote:


"John Larkin" wrote in message
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Why don't spectrum analyzers do log sweeps?


I'd love to know what the answer is if you ever find it; I've often wished for the same thing.


I guess all this would be easy via Excel if Billy wouldn't have slapped that strange license block on mscomm.ocx :-(

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I've done some work with the windows API's for comms. Maybe I can come up with some VB code to use in Excel. I just need a
serial device to futz around with.


You might want to take a look at David Hitchner's work:
http://www.thescarms.com/VBasic/commio.aspx

I'll have to get my hands around this stuff but for an analog guy that
is not easy. My exposure to Basic to date is close to zero.

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Regards, Joerg

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