Atec Agilent-8591C - Manual (Page 2)

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Specifications
Frequency specifications
Frequency range 1 MHz to 1.8 GHz
Frequency reference Standard Option 704 1
Aging +1 x 10 –7 /year +2 x 10 –6 /year
Settability +2.2 x 10 –8 +0.5 x 10 –6
Temperature stability +1 x 10 –8 +5 x 10 –6
Frequency accuracy
Freq span
≤10 MHz ±(frequency readout x frequency ref error 2
±3.0% of span +20% of RBW +100 Hz)
Freq span >10 MHz ±(frequency readout x frequency ref error 2
+3.0% of span +20% of RBW)
Marker count accuracy (S/N ≥25 dB, RBW/span ≥0.01)
Freq span ≤10 MHz ±(marker frequency x frequency ref error 2
+ counter resolution +100 Hz)
Freq span >10 MHz ±(marker frequency x frequency ref error 2
+ counter resolution +1 kHz)
Counter resolution Selectable from 10 Hz to 100 kHz
Frequency span
Range
0 Hz (zero span), 1 MHz to 1.8 GHz
Resolution 4 digits
Accuracy ±2% of span, span ≤10 MHz
±3% of span, span >10 MHz
Frequency sweep
Range
Span ≥1 MHz 20 ms to 100 s
Span = 0 Hz 20 µs to 20 ms (not Option 701)
Accuracy
20 ms to 100 s ±3%
20 µs to 20 s ±2% (except Option 701)
Sweep trigger Free run, single, line, video, external
Resolution bandwidth 1 kHz to 3 MHz, 8 selectable 3-dB bandwidths
in 1, 3, 10 sequence
Option 130 Adds 30, 100, and 300 Hz bandwidths
Bandwidth accuracy ±20%
Video bandwidth
Range
30 Hz to 1 MHz in 1, 3 sequence
Stability
Phase noise
(1 kHz RBW, 30 Hz VBW, and sample det)
<–90 dBc/Hz at >10 kHz offset from CW
signal
<–105 dBc/Hz at >30 kHz offset from CW
signal
Residual FM <250 Hz pp in 100 ms (1 kHz RBW, 1 kHz
VBW)
System related sidebands <–65 dBc at >30 kHz offset from CW signal
Amplitude specifications
Amplitude range Displayed average noise level to +72 dBmV
Max safe input
Peak power
+72 dBmV (0.2 W), input attenuation >10 dB
DC 100 V
Gain compression
≥10 MHz
≤0.5 dB (+39 dBmV at input mixer 3 )
Displayed average
noise level
(input terminated, 0 dB attenuator,
1 kHzRBW, 30 Hz VBW, sample det)
Without preamp ≤–63 dBmV, 1 MHz to 1.5 GHz
With preamp ≤–83 dBmV, 1 MHz to 1 GHz
Spurious responses (10 MHz to 1.8 GHz)
Second harmonic <–70 dBc for +4 dBmV tone at input mixer 3
Third order intermod <–70 dBc for two +19 dBmV tone at input
mixer
3 and ≥50 kHz separation
Other input related <–65 dBc at ≥30 kHz offset, for +29 dBmV
tone at input mixer 3
Residual responses (input terminated and 0 dB attenuator)
1 MHz to 1.8 GHz ≤–38 dBmV
Display range
Log scale
0 to –70 dB from ref level is calibrated 0.1 to
20 dB/division in 1 dB steps
Linear scale 8 divisions
Scale units dBm, dBmV, dBµV, V, W
Marker readout resolution 0.05 dB for log scale
0.05% of ref level for linear scale
Fast time sweeps for
zero span (not Option 701) 0.7% of ref level for linear scale
≤1GHz
Reference level
Range
Same as amplitude range
Resolution 0.01 dB for log scale
0.12% of ref level for linear scale
Accuracy (referred to +29 dBmV ref level)
+49 to –10.9 dBmV ±(0.3 dB + 0.01 x dB from +29 dBmV)
Frequency response
Absolute
4 ±1.5 dB
Relative flatness 5 ±1.0 dB
Calibrator output
Frequency
300 MHz +(300 MHz x freq ref error 2 )
Amplitude +28.75 dBmV +0.4 dB
1. Will not meet FCC frequency accuracy requirements with this time base
2. Frequency reference error = (aging rate x period of time since adjust-
ment + initial achievable accuracy + temperature stability)
3. Mixer power level (dBmV) = input power (dBmV) - input attenuation (dB)
4. Referred to 300 MHz CAL OUT, 10 dB input attenuation
5. Referred to midpoint between highest and lowest frequency response
deviations