Portable Analyzer Scans 4-GHz Range

Sept. 20, 2006

Model 9102 is a portable spectrum analyzer from Boonton Electronics with frequency range of 100 kHz to 4 GHz and resolution-bandwidth filters ranging from 100 Hz to 1 MHz. It has a DANL of typically -130 dBm to 1 GHz and -135 dBm from 1 to 4 GHz. The reference level can be set from -100 to +30 dBm with 0.1-dB resolution. The analyzer, which weighs only 7 lbs, performs a wide range of one-button automatic measurements, including channel power, occupied bandwidth (OBW), and adjacent-channel power ratio (ACPR). For more information, visit the Boonton Electronics web site at www.boonton.com.

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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.