A pulsed NQR spectrometer specifically designed to facilitate real-time tun
ing of pulse sequence parameters is described. A modular approach based on
the interconnection of several rack-mounted blocks provides easy access to
all spectrometer signals and simplifies the task of modifying the spectrome
ter design. We also present experimental data that demonstrates the ability
of the spectrometer to increase the signal to noise ratio of NQR measureme
nts by automatically adjusting the pulse width in the strong off-resonant c
omb pulse sequence.