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Amplifier class

Class A (2)

Amplitude Specification Range

-110dBm~+13dBm (1) -110dBm~+20dBm (1)

Analog modulation

AM, FM, PM, Pulse (internal and optional external) (1)

Analysis Bandwidth

Up to 110 MHz (1)

Application

5G / Microwave R&D (1) 5G / Radar / Aerospace R&D (1) Cable & Antenna / RF Component Testing (1) Cable & Antenna Testing (1) Field RF Component Testing (1) Field RF Testing (1) General RF / Wireless Testing (1) LMR / Public Safety (1) Wireless / RF R&D (1)

Battery operation

> 8 hours typical continuous use (1)

Brand

AR RF / Microwave Instrumentation (5) RIGOL (12) Tekbox (20) Anritsu (379) Impulse Technologies (9) Lumiloop (31) Narda-MITEQ (22)

Cable series

CC1, CC2, CC4 (1)

Calibration

1-Port ReadyCal, User Cal, FlexCal (1)

Calibration methods

OSL, InstaCal™, FlexCal™ (1)

Connectivity

USB 3.0, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, GNSS (1) USB 2.0 to external PC or tablet (1)

Construction

Discrete components and thin film technology (1)

Deployment Type

Portable / Embedded (1)

Design Type

Tunable RF and microwave outputs (1)

Directivity

High (1)

Dynamic range

Up to 110 dB typical depending on frequency (1) > 80 dB (1) >105 dB (1) 147 dB (above 2 GHz) (1) Up to 127 dB typical (1)

Form factor

1U rack-mount (1) Benchtop (12) Handheld (8) Modular System (1) Portable (1) USB / PC-Controlled (1)

Frequency coverage

10 MHz to 50+ GHz (1) MHz to 40+ GHz (1)

Frequency Range

Gain

15–45 dB (2) 20–35 dB (1) 20–40 dB (2) 30–50 dB (1)

IF Bandwidth

DC to several GHz (1) DC to GHz (1)

Insertion Loss

Low (1)

Interface

USB (1)

LO Drive Level

+7 to +17 dBm (2)

Load handling

100% mismatch tolerant (high VSWR) (2)

Maximum Output Frequency

500MHz (1) 5GHz (1)

Measurement functions

VSWR, Return Loss, Cable Loss, Distance-to-Fault (1)

Measurement modes

Cable and antenna analyzer optional VNA optional vector voltmeter (1)

Measurement type

Average / Peak Power (model dependent) (1) Average / Peak Power (sensor dependent) (1)

Measurement Types

VSWR, Return Loss, Cable Loss, Distance-to-Fault (1)

Mechanical Design

Single package housing (1)

mmWave Capability

Yes (1) 54–220 GHz native, up to 1.1 THz (waveguide) (1)

Modulation Capability

AM, FM, PM, Pulse + waveform generation (1)

Modulation Type

AM/FM/ØM/Pulse (2)

Noise floor* (DANL)

-163 dBm (1) −168 dBm typical (PA on) (1)

Noise Performance

Optimized for low noise (1) Low noise, flat gain (1)

Operating Temperature

-55 °C to +125 °C (1)

Output Level

-130 dBm to +6/+16/+20 dBm (1)

Output level range

–144 dBm to +30 dBm (with options) (1)

Output power

+5 to +15 dBm (1) ≥ +5 dBm (1) 0 to +10 dBm (1) 0 to +15 dBm (2) 10 dBm to +25 dBm (4) 10 to 20 dBm (1) 20 W to 1 kW CW (1) 20, 40, 60, 100, 200, and 300 W models (CW & pulsed) (1) Tens of watts to multi-kilowatt CW (1)

Output Power Range

–144 dBm to +30 dBm (with options) (1)

Package Type

Hermetically sealed, radiation-tolerant (1)

Performance

Low insertion loss, low VSWR (1) Low VSWR, broadband (1)

Phase Noise

< –131 dBc/Hz @ 1 GHz, 20 kHz offset (typ.) (1) -102dBc/Hz@10kHz (1) -108dBc/Hz@10kHz (1) −112 dBc/Hz typical (1 GHz, 10 kHz offset) (1) Typ. –131 dBc/Hz @ 1 GHz, 20 kHz offset (1)

Phase Noise @10 kHz offset

-108dBc/Hz@10kHz (1)

Phase Noise (SSB)

–136 dBc/Hz (typical) @ 10 GHz, 10 kHz offset (1)

Ports

1-Port (S11) (2) 2-Port (5) 2 or 4 ports (3) 4-Port (1)

Power handling

100 W to multi-kilowatt CW (1) Frequency dependent, high power (1)

Real-Time Analysis

RTSA with 2.5 µs probability of intercept and up to 40 MHz bandwidth (1)

Real Time Bandwidth

200 MHz (1) 40 MHz (1) Up to 110 MHz (1)

Resolution

16bits (2)

Resolution Bandwidth (RBW)

1Hz~10MHz (1) 1Hz~3MHz(10MHz opt.) (1)

RF Power

50–200 W average, up to 3 kW peak (1) 0.5 W to 6 W average (1)

Sample rate

Sensitivity

Typical DANL below −165 dBm with preamplifier enabled (1)

Sensitivity (DANL)

–164 dBm with preamplifier (1)

Signal Type

Analog RF (1)

SSB Phase Noise (Typ.)

<-116dBc/Hz@1GHz,20kHz offset (2)

Sweep Speed

Up to 45 GHz/s with Option 102 (1) up to 32 GHz/s (1) Up to 550 µs per data point typical (1)

Type

RF load attenuators and terminations (1)

Use Case

Lab / Calibration / Production (1) Lab / Production / Field Testing (1)

Vector Modulation Bandwidth

Up to 160 MHz RF (1)

VSWR