Aeroflex spectrum analyzers span 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz
-- Test & Measurement World, 6/14/2006 2:20:00 PM
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Digital intermediate frequency (IF) resolution bandwidth ranges from 5 MHz to 1 Hz. Resolutions of 5 MHz to 300 Hz are available directly from the digital IF stage. Below 300 Hz, the instruments employ FFT calculations to generate filter bandwidths down to 1 Hz. The bandwidths are selectable in a 5-3-2-1 sequence
The instruments include the Windows XP operating system, an internal hard drive, and a built-in CD ROM as well as a range of interfaces, including LAN, USB, RS-232, IEEE 488 (using the SCPI command set), VGA, and parallel printer ports.
A 10.4-in. TFT LCD display that supports split-screen and multiple-windows-open modes. Three traces can be displayed per window, and as many as nine markers can be selected, with a marker table viewable in an alternate window.
In order to simplify the evaluation of common measurements, the 3280 series instruments offer several built-in functions, including channel-power, adjacent-channel-power, occupied-bandwidth, spectrum-emission-mask, third-order-intercept, harmonic-distortion, X-dB-down, and phase-noise measurements.
The instruments measure 430 mm wide by 222 mm high (5U) by 467 mm deep. Weight ranges from 18 to 19.5 kg. Base price: $19,500. A tracking generator is optional. Delivery is eight weeks after receipt of order.
