Measurements

Smart Measurements

Field Strength (uses antenna calibration tables to measure dBm/m2, dBmV/m, dBV/m, dBu/m, Volt/m, Watt/m2, dBW/m2, A/m dBA/m and Watt/cm2)

Occupied Bandwidth (measures 99% to 1% power channel of a signal)

Channel Power (measures the total power in a specified bandwidth)

ACPR (adjacent channel power ratio)

AM/FM/SSB Demodulation (wide/narrow FM, USB and LSB), (audio out only)

C/I (carrier-to-interference ratio)

Emission Mask

Coverage Mapping (requires Option 0431)

Setup Parameters

Frequency

Center/Start/Stop, Span, Frequency Step, Signal Standard, Channel #, Channel Increment

Amplitude

Reference Level (RL), Scale, Attenuation Auto/Level, RL Offset, Pre-Amp On/Off, Detection

Span

Span, Span Up/Down (1-2-5), Full Span, Zero Span, Last Span

Bandwidth

RBW, Auto RBW, VBW, Auto VBW, RBW/VBW, Span/RBW

File

Save, Recall, Delete, Directory Management

Save/Recall

Setups, Measurements, Limit Lines, Screen Shots Jpeg (save only), Save-on-Event

Save-on-Event

Crossing Limit Line, Sweep Complete, Save-then-Stop, Clear All

Delete

Selected File, All Measurements, All Mode Files, All Content

Directory Management

Sort Method (Name/Type/Date), Ascend/Descend, Internal/USB, Copy, Format USB

Application Options

Bias-Tee (On/Off), Impedance (50 Ω, 75 Ω, Other)

Sweep Functions

Sweep

Single/Continuous, Sweep Mode (Fast, Performance, No FFT), Reset, Detection, Minimum Sweep Time, Trigger Type, Gated Sweep (see Option 0090)

Detection

Peak, RMS, Negative, Sample, Quasi-peak

Triggers

Free Run, External, Video, Change Position, Manual

Trace Functions

Traces

Up to three Traces (A, B, C), View/Blank, Write/Hold, Trace A/B/C Operations

Trace A Operations

Normal, Max Hold, Min Hold, Average, # of Averages, (always the live trace)

Trace B Operations

A  B, B  C, Max Hold, Min Hold

Trace C Operations

A  C, B  C, Max Hold, Min Hold, A – B  C, B – A  C, Relative Reference (dB), Scale

Marker Functions

Markers

Markers 1-6 each with a Delta Marker, or Marker 1 Reference with Six Delta Markers, Marker Table (On/Off), All Markers Off,

Marker Types

Style (Fixed/Tracking), Noise Marker, Frequency Counter Marker

Marker Auto-Position

Peak Search, Next Peak (Right/Left), Peak Threshold %, Set Marker to Channel,Marker Frequency to Center, Delta Marker to Span, Marker to Reference Level

Marker Table

1-6 markers frequency and amplitude plus delta markers frequency amplitude and offset

Limit Line Functions

Limit Lines

Upper/Lower, On/Off, Edit, Move, Envelope, Advanced, Limit Alarm, Default Limit

Limit Line Edit

Frequency, Amplitude, Add Point, Add Vertical, Delete Point, Next Point Left/Right

Limit Line Move

To Current Center Frequency, By dB or Hz, To Marker 1, Offset from Marker 1

Limit Line Envelope

Create Envelope, Update Amplitude, Points (41 max), Offset, Shape Square/Slope

Limit Line Advanced

Type (Absolute/Relative), Mirror, Save/Recall

Frequency

Frequency Range

9 kHz to 4 GHz (MS2712E), 9 kHz to 6 GHz (MS2713E) (usable to 0 Hz)

Tuning Resolution

1 Hz

Frequency Reference

Aging: ± 1.0 ppm/yearAccuracy: ± 1.5 ppm (25 °C ± 25 °C) + aging, < ± 50 ppb with GPS On

Frequency Span

10 Hz to 4 GHz including zero span (MS2712E), 10 Hz to 6 GHz including zero span (MS2713E)

Sweep Time

Minimum 100 ms, 10 μs to 600 seconds in zero span

Sweep Time Accuracy

± 2 % in zero span

Bandwidth

Resolution Bandwidth (RBW)

1 Hz to 3 MHz in 1–3 sequence ± 10% (1 MHz max in zero-span) (–3 dB bandwidth)

Video Bandwidth (VBW)

1 Hz to 3 MHz in 1–3 sequence (–3 dB bandwidth) (auto or manually selectable)

RBW with Quasi-Peak Detection

200 Hz, 9 KHz, 120 kHz (–6 dB bandwidth)

VBW with Quasi-Peak Detection

Auto VBW is On, RBW/VBW = 1

Spectral Purity

SSB Phase Noise @ 1 GHz

–100 dBc/Hz, –110 dBc/Hz typical @ 10 kHz offset

–105 dBc/Hz, –112 dBc/Hz typical @ 100 kHz offset

–115 dBc/Hz, –121 dBc/Hz typical @ 1 MHz offset

Amplitude Ranges

Dynamic Range

> 102 dB (2.4 GHz), 2/3 (TOI-DANL) in 1 Hz RBW

Measurement Range

DANL to +26 dBm

Display Range

1 dB to 15 dB/div in 1 dB steps, ten divisions displayed

Reference Level Range

–120 dBm to +30 dBm

Attenuator Range

0 dB to 55 dB in 5 dB steps

Maximum Continuous Input

+30 dBm

Amplitude Units

Log Scale Modes: dBm, dBV, dBmV, dBuV, dBW, dBmW, dBuW, dBA, dBmA,dBuALinear Scale Modes: nV,uV,mV,V,kV,nW,uW,mW,W,kW,nA,uA,mA,A

Amplitude Accuracy

9 kHz to 100 kHz

± 2.0 dB typical

100 kHz to 4.0 GHz

± 1.25 dB, ± 0.5 dB typical

> 4.0 GHz to 6 GHz

± 1.50 dB, ± 0.5 dB typical

Displayed Average Noise Level (DANL)

Preamp Off

Preamp On

(Reference level –20 dBm)

(Reference level –50 dBm)

(RBW = 1 Hz, 0 dB attenuation)

Maximum

Typical

Maximum

Typical

10 MHz to 2.4 GHz

–141 dBm

–146 dBm

–157 dBm

–162 dBm

> 2.4 GHz to 4 GHz

–137 dBm

–141 dBm

–154 dBm

–159 dBm

> 4 GHz to 5 GHz

–134 dBm

–138 dBm

–150 dBm

–155 dBm

> 5 GHz to 6 GHz

–126 dBm

–131 dBm

–143 dBm

–150 dBm

Spurs

Residual Spurious

< –90 dBm (RF input terminated, 0 dB input attenuation, > 10 MHz)

Input-Related Spurious

< –75 dBc (0 dB attenuation, –30 dBm input, span < 1.7 GHz, carrier offset > 4.5 MHz)

Exceptions, typical

< –70 dBc @ <2.5 GHz, with 2072.5 MHz Input

< –68 dBc @ F1 – 280 MHz with F1 Input

< –70 dBc @ F1 + 190.5 MHz with F1 Input

< –52 dBc @ 7349 – (2F2) MHz, with F2 Input, where F2 < 2424.5 MHz

< –55 dBc @ 190.5 ± (F1/2) MHz, F1 < 1 GHz

Third-Order Intercept (TOI)

Preamp Off (–20 dBm tones 100 kHz apart, 10 dB attenuation)

800 MHz

+16 dBm

2400 MHz

+20 dBm

200-2200 MHz

+25 dBm, typical

> 2.2 GHz to 5.0 GHz

+28 dBm, typical

> 5.0 GHz to 6.0 GHz

+33 dBm, typical

Second Harmonic Distortion

Preamp Off, 0 dB input attenuation, –30 dBm input

50 MHz

–56 dBc

> 50 MHz to 200 MHz

–60 dBc, typical

> 200 MHz to 3000 MHz

–70 dBc, typical

VSWR

2:1, typical