Agilent8563E/HP8563E spectrum analyzer

Agilent8563E/HP8563E spectrum analyzer

Continuous 30 Hz to 26.5 GHz sweep

Fast digital resolution bandwidths of 1, 3, 10, 30, and 100 Hz

Adjacent channel power, channel power, carrier power, occupied bandwidth percentage and time gating measurement standards

Precision time base and 1 Hz counter resolution

MIL-T-28800 Rugged

Measurement features for digital radio and phase noise measurements

Internal mixing: 30 Hz to 26.5 GHz

External mixing: 18 GHz to 325 GHz

The Agilent 8563E Portable Microwave Spectrum Analyzer provides measurement capabilities and performance previously found in larger, more expensive benchtop analyzers. The analyzer has a standard frequency range of 9 kHz to 26.5 GHz (preselected from 2.75 GHz to 26.5 GHz), with optional low-end frequency coverage to 30 Hz.

The 8563E combines excellent phase noise, sensitivity, 1 Hz resolution bandwidth, synthesized tuning, and wide dynamic range in a MIL rugged package that can withstand harsh environmental conditions.

Using the Agilent 11974 series millimeter-wave mixers, preselected coverage reaches 75 GHz, while with other mixers, unpreselected coverage can be extended higher.

These units meet all MIL-T-28800 requirements, including requirements for temperature, pulse shock, and shipping drop. The analyzers are fully compliant with specifications over the temperature range of -10 degrees Celsius to +55 degrees Celsius and can withstand a 30-g shock.

These spectrum analyzers are optimized for high performance measurement applications. Key specifications include -113 dBc/Hz phase noise at 10 kHz carrier offset, 100 db third order dynamic range, -144 dBm sensitivity at 1 GHz, 1 Hz RBW. Image enhanced harmonic mixers extend the superior performance into microwave frequencies of the HP 8563E.

Fast digital resolution bandwidth

Digital resolution bandwidths of 1, 3, 10, 30, and 100 Hz allow these spectrum analyzers to filter leakage 3 to 600 times faster than similar analog filters. The narrow 5:1 form factor allows you to easily see close, low-level signals. The digital bandwidth also provides the unit with a full 100 dB on-screen calibration display.

Digital, fast time domain

Sweep Add digitizing to fast time domain (zero span) sweeps with Option 007. Use markers, trace math, trace storage, and get hard copy output for measurements such as rise/fall time, pulse width, and time between events.

Frequency accuracy

A precision frequency reference is standard. At 1 GHz, it provides a frequency accuracy of ±135 Hz after a 15-minute warm-up.

Adjacent channel power, occupied bandwidth, and gated video

Built-in keys for ACP and occupied bandwidth measurements give you quick results for these common measurements on communications systems. Time-gated signal analysis is another feature that allows you to easily measure time-varying signals such as pulsed RF, time domain multiple access, interleaved, and burst modulated signals. The 85902A burst carrier trigger provides a TTL trigger signal.

Specified impulse response

These portable devices can easily capture and accurately display short duration radar pulses. The pulse digitization uncertainty is specified to be plus or minus 1.25 dB, with a typical repeatability of 0.2 db.

Scalar network analysis functions

The 85644A and 85645A tracking generators enable the family to perform high-performance scalar network analysis measurements at frequencies up to 6.5 or 26.5 GHz.

The 85620A plug-in module adds measurement personalization, enough memory for 100 traces, memory card capabilities, and computer functionality without an external controller. Create complex measurement routines and save them as single-button measurements stored on a memory card or in the module's battery-backed RAM.