Spectrum analyzers are very costly and in general the cost of these rentals can range from $6000 - $11000. If you have a small company who is setting up the wireless network in a particular area or if you are trying to set up a cable TV operation or even setting up a few CDMA or GSM towers then you will need to make sure that that check up the frequency available as test the signals which are there.

For that you have two options which are either buying the spectrum analyzers or you can also rent or lease these spectrum analyzers.

Options that is available to you while renting these spectrum analyzers is that these can easily be either :

Handheld spectrum analyzers or the bench top spectrum analyzers.You can rent for a month or you can go for weekly rental. The weekly rental will cost you more than the monthly rental. The rental for the analysers can be around $500-$700 for a month and in comparison if you go for the weekly rental it can be easily about $300-$400 each week.

 While selecting a rental company make sure that this company has a full range of spectrum analyzers and these are the brands

 Agilent Technologies Spectrum Analyzer

Tektronix Spectrum Analyzer

Rohde & Schwarz Spectrum Analyzer

Instek Spectrum Analyzer

Anritsu Spectrum Analyzer

Aeroflex/IFR/Marconi Spectrum Analyzer

Advantest Spectrum Analyzer

SRS Spectrum Analyzer

Make sure to read all the conditions attached with rental. In general there is a charge if you return it early and if that is the case make sure that you go for weekly rental and then extend that if needed.

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A good company will have a range of items on rent or lease and these are

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Logic analyzers

Signal generators

Network analyzers

Lease versus renting equipment

In some cases leasing equipment makes better senses than the renting or the analyzers. In a lease you have to pay less monthly upfront cost and then you can gradually acquire the equipment by monthly fees. You can even go for multiple pieces of equipment including new and refurbished equipment.In rent there is no option of acquiring the equipment and you need to be always be paying the hefty rent.

When you are leasing it helps because if the equipment becomes obsolete you can exchange with the leasing company for a never version of the analyzer. At the end of the lease you can either renew the lease of you can buy the equipment at a recue price. The difficult decision to have the spectrum analyzer rental or the lease is always a tough one as there are advantages and disadvantages of both. There are companies which specialize in rental and lease companies. The other option is to go for refurbished spectrum analyzers.

These refurbished are generally certified by a good lab and help in making sure that that your procurement costs are low.