Mini jack Fm radio versus Spectrum analyser build connection

I have builded a basic example of a radio with RDA5807M using the attached example (with minor changes using L2C OLED, using true buttons), working well - and i have builded a Spectrum analyser working well with PC, mobil phone.

On radio, im using a dektop PC speaker with mini jack connector. Also spectrum analyser have a jack conenctor.

After comes a big idea - connect both together using mini jack splitter - but after comes my problem:

i hear on speaker weird low frequency noise, what visualised on spectrum analyser too, i have removed after a sec, because sounds not good.

Why working both standalone well and together not? How can i connect both together without problem? What i have forget? or hardware limitation?

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On the schematics not visible, but where the speaker visible on radio i have added a jack connector, so is possible plug with mini jack splitter a ,,second audio device".

On spectrum analyser schematic, the jack connector is a left side connected on mini jack L R and GND.

Im not sure, this radio build can use more than one audio device. However i can use this splitter almost by all device.

How are you connecting them together? On the output of the radio board before the class D amp board?
We need to see the full circuit in the problem configuration. I wonder if there's a ground loop.

First i tryed - im sure wrong - split the class D amp output - because the current settings of spectrum analser need high volume level to drive.

i have used - because amp have 2x + - (L and R) the two + and one - to connect to mini jack and after i have added the splitter.

Definitely don't split the class D output, that's never going to work. Split between the radio and the amp. Class D signals are digital, not analog, and are not ground-referenced (they are differential).

thank you for the help.

Ok, i try split the class D input (radio output) pins L R and T split. Im back later with the result.

Looks working well using the split, i just need test, if im adding the class D amp will not generate anything.

thank you

It does not surprise me that a spectrum analyser is really not going to like the Class D amplifier! :grimacing:

Not without an output filter, no! An RF spectrum analyzer can handle it of course, suitably attenuated.

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