Sharper signals

today introduced what it believes is the industry's first 42.98 GHz spectrum analyser, which offers resolution bandwidths up to 8 MHz. The latest in Agilent's PSA Series of spectrum analysers, the E4447A offers high-performance analysis for designers and production engineers of microwave and millimetre applications, including satellite and emerging digital communications, pulsed signals, and 3G wireless systems.

Combined with Agilent's 89601A vector signal analysis software, the E4447A is also said to be an indispensable tool for R&D engineers to evaluate and troubleshoot wireless and emerging communications formats.

"Agilent's PSA Series offers R&D engineers unmatched levels of measurement capability, flexibility, design verification, and troubleshooting to root cause," said Pat Byrne, president of Agilent's Electronic Products and Solutions Group. "Performance advantages of our new E4447A analyser include powerful, one-button measurements and a leading-edge combination of flexibility, speed, accuracy, bandwidth and dynamic range."

The Agilent E4447A PSA offers the same performance as the PSA Series with +/- 0.62 dB (+/- 0.17 dB typical) amplitude accuracy at 1 GHz; the fastest adjacent channel power, with < 30 ms and low-level spur search to 42.98 GHz; plus a dynamic range offering the broadest capability and a 2 dB step attenuator up to 42.98 GHz. The PSA also performs conducted and radiated CISPR and MIL-STD EMI measurements.