Spectrum Analyzer Scours 9 kHz to 8 GHz

Jan. 31, 2007

MetricTest is offering RF/microwave test equipment from Advantest in the United States. One of the Advantest instruments is the model U3751 spectrum analyzer, with a frequency range of 9 kHz to 8 GHz. The analyzer features resolution-bandwidth filters ranging from 100 Hz to 3 MHz and video-bandwidth filters from 10 Hz to 3 MHz. It can detect signal levels from the displayed average noise floor (DANL) through +30 dBm; the DANL is better than -122 dBm without the built-in preamplifier and better than -139 dBm with the built-in preamplifier turned on. The preamplifier covers a frequency range of 10 MHz to 8 GHz. For more on this and other Advantest spectrum analyzer and RF/microwave measurement equipment, visit the MetricTest web site at: http://www.metrictest.com/

About the Author

Jack Browne

Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.