Analysis bandwidth expanded and tracking generator option added to spectrum analysers

Anritsu Company has expanded the analysis bandwidth by adding a Tracking Generator option for the Field Master Spectrum Analyzers. The spectrum analysers provide benchtop performance in a ruggedised handheld battery power format, making them essential for RF engineers in various communication industries. A new software release further improves the capability, particularly for aerospace, defence and security service users who need to capture IQ data. A new software option expands the analysis bandwidth to 150MHz, allowing the widest capture range for any handheld instrument. Capturing IQ data for post-processing and analysis has become an essential tool for engineers who need to gain the maximum insight into potentially illegal or unrecognised signals. The company's complimentary MX280005A IQ Signal Master software has been updated to support the wider capture bandwidth.

An extra benefit of the enhanced analysis bandwidth is that the real-time spectrum analyser (RTSA) now has an industry-leading maximum span of 150MHz. An RTSA has become an essential tool for monitoring interference in the RF spectrum and detecting intermittent or transient signals.

A Tracking Generator option has been added to the Field Master MS2080A instruments. This fully featured option provides for sweeping amplifiers and filters in the field, including diplexers and tower mount amplifiers typically found on commercial radio transmitters. An offset tracking feature extends the use cases, including conversion loss and bandwidth measurements on downconverters and mixers generally found at satellite ground stations and radar sites.

Further enhancements in the new software release include decoding of LTE and 5G Country Codes and Network Operator name, automated smart THD measurements and side-by-side signal strength display from two different radio networks following a coverage mapping drive.