Keysight / Agilent N5181B for Rent, MXG RF Analog Signal Generator, 100 kHz - 3 GHz or 6 GHz

Product Highlights

The Keysight N5181B MXG RF Analog Signal Generator, with its pure and precise hardware performance, generates the signals you need for all of your R&D requirements and lets you take your devices and designs to the limit. It provides phase noise, non-harmonics, output power, and much more:

• Test radar receiver sensitivity or characterize ADC or mixer signal-to-noise ratio, with unmatched phase noise and spurious performance
• Drive receiver front-ends for out-of-band rejection with industry-leading output power
• Simulate multi-channel composite analog modulation with integrated multifunction generator
• Create variable RADAR PRI and pulse width with integrated pulse train generator

Features

Signal Characteristics:

• 9 kHz to 3 or 6 GHz
• +24 dBm specified power to 3 GHz with electronic attenuator
• -146 dBc phase noise at 1 GHz and 20 kHz offset
• -96 dBc non-harmonics at 1 GHz and > 10kHz offset

Modulation and Sweep:

• AM, FM, ØM, pulse, and narrow pulse
• Pulse train generator
• 10 MHz multifunction generator and LF out
• Digital step and list sweep modes

Automation and Communication Interface:

• 1000BaseT LAN, LXI, USB 2.0, and GPIB
• SCPI, IVI-COM, MATLAB drivers
• Backward compatible with ESG, MXG, PSG, and 8648x signal generators
• Agilent USB power sensor compatible with embedded display and SCPI control

Frequency Specifications:

• Frequency Range:
  • Option 503: 9 kHz to 3 GHz
  • Option 506: 9 kHz to 6 GHz
• Resolution: 0.01 Hz
• Phase Offset: Adjustable in nominal 0.1 degree increments
• Frequency Switching Speed:
  • CW Mode:
    • SCPI Mode: ≤ 5 ms, typical
    • List /Step Sweep Mode: ≤ 5 ms, typical
• Frequency Reference:
  • Accuracy:
    • Adjustment Resolution: < 1 x 10^-10, nominal
    • Temperature Effects: < ± 2 x 10^-8 from 20 to 30 degree C, nominal
    • Line Voltage Effects: < ± 1 x 10^-9 for ± 10% change
  • Reference Output:
    • Frequency: 10 MHz
    • Amplitude: ≥ +4 dBm, nominal into 50 Ω load
  • External Reference Input:
    • Input Frequency, standard: 10 MHz
    • Lock Range: ± 1 ppm
    • Amplitude: 5 dBm ± 2 dB, nominal
    • Impedance: 50 Ω, nominal
    • Waveform: Sine or square

Sweep Modes (frequency and amplitude):

• Operating Modes:
  • Step Sweep:
    • Equally spaced frequency and amplitude or
    • Logarithmically spaced frequency steps
  • List Sweep: Arbitrary list of frequency and amplitude step
• Sweep Range: Within instrument frequency range
• Dwell Time: 100 _s to 100 s
• Number of Points:
  • Step Sweep: 2 to 65535
  • List Sweep: 1 to 3201
• Step Change: Linear or logarithmic
• Triggering: Free run, trigger key, external, timer, bus (GPIB, LAN, USB)

Amplitude Specifications:

• Output Parameters:
  • Settable Range: +30 to –144 dBm
  • Resolution: 0.01 dB, nominal
  • Step Attenuator: 0 to 130 dB in 5 dB steps electronic type
  • Connector: Type N 50 Ω, nominal
• Max Output Power:
  • 9 kHz to 10 MHz: +13 dBm
  • &gt; 10 MHz to 3 GHz: +18 dBm
  • &gt; 3 to 5 GHz: +16 dBm
  • &gt; 5 to 6.0 GHz: +16 dBm
• Maximum Reverse Power, Nominal:
  • &lt; 1 GHz: 50 W
  • &gt; 1 to &lt; 2 GHz: 25 W
  • &gt; 2 to &lt; 6 GHz: 20 W
  • Max DC voltage: 50 VDC
  • Trip Level: 2 W
• Amplitude Switching Speed:
  • CW Mode:
    • SCPI mode: ≤ 5 ms, typical
    • Power search SCPI mode: &lt; 12 ms, measured
  • List / Step Sweep Mode: ≤ 5 ms, typical

Spectral Purity Specifications:

• Harmonics:
  • 9 kHz to 3 GHz: &lt; –35 dBc
  • &gt; 3 to 4 GHz: &lt; –35 dBc, typical
  • &gt; 4 to 6 GHz: &lt; –53 dBc, typical
• Nonharmonics (CW Mode) (Standard (dBc)):
  • 9 kHz to &lt; 5 MHz: –65, nominal
  • 5 to &lt; 250 MHz: –75
  • 250 to &lt; 750 MHz: –87
  • 750 MHz to &lt; 1.5 GHz: –87
  • 1.5 to &lt; 3.0 GHz: –81
  • 3 to 6 GHz: –75
• Subharmonics (CW Mode):
  • 9 kHz to 1.5 GHz: None
  • &gt; 1.5 to 3 GHz: –82 dBc (–91)
  • &gt; 3 to 6 GHz: –74 dBc (–81)