HP / Keysight / Agilent 8530A Overview
The Agilent 8530A is a fast and accurate microwave receiver designed for both manual and automated antenna measurement and radar cross-section measurement applications. It offers fast data acquisition speeds, excellent sensitivity, wide dynamic range, multiple test channels, and frequency agility --- without compromising measurement accuracy. This receiver provides broad frequency coverage from 45 MHz to 26.5 GHz, with extensions to 110 GHz.
Features:
Features:
- High sensitivity for more accurate measurements in less time
- High measurement accuracy with linearity of better than 0.5° (phase) and 0.06 dB (magnitude) over a 70 dB range
- Fast measurements in both single and multiple frequency applications
- Optional time-domain measurement capability
- Multiple parameter capability allows fast measurements of multiple output antennas
- Large data buffer holds 100,000 measurement points
