N5242B PNA-X Microwave Network Analyzer

N5242B

Key Features and Technical Specifications

10 MHz to 26.5 GHz

2 or 4 ports, with 2 built-in signal sources.

132d system dynamic range and 130dB receiver dynamic range, 100,001 points, 200 channels, 15 MHz IF bandwidth

High output power (+138dBm), low harmonic (-60dBc) and wide power sweep range (38 dB)

Dynamic Accuracy: Utilizing 0.1 dB compression and +13 dBm input power at the test interface

At a mid-frequency bandwidth of 10 Hz, there is only a low noise floor of -114 dBm.

         Selection Options:

Test Unit:

N5242B-200   2-port, single signal source

N5242B-224 - Dual Port, with Signal Source, Synthesizer, and Mechanical Switches

N5242B-400 4-port, dual signal source

N5242B-423  4-port, with internal synthesizer and mechanical switch

N5242B-020 - Intermediate Frequency Input for Antennas and Millimeter Waves

N5242B-021 - Add Pulse Modulator to Signal Source 1

N5242B-022 - Add Pulse Modulator to 2 Signal Sources

N5242B-025 - Four Basic Built-in RF Pulse Generators

N5242B-026 - Four High-Grade Built-In RF Pulse Generators

Power Configuration:

N5242B-219 - PNA-X Extender Power and DC Offset for Dual Port Test Set

N5242B-419   PNA-X Extender Power and DC Bias for Four-Port Test Set

N5242BS-H85 High-Power Configurable (for 2 or 4 Ports) (Dual Port requires 200 options, 4 Port requires 400 options)

Measurement Application Software:

N5242B-008 Pulse RF Measurement Function

N5242B-010 Time Domain Measurement

N5242B-011 - Utilizing TDR for Enhanced Time-Domain Analysis

N5242B-028 Measure and calibrate noise figure with standard receiver (Option 080 required)

N5242B-029 Add Low-Noise Receiver (require option 219, 224, 419, 423 or H85, and option 080)

N5242B-080 Frequency Offset

N5242B-082 Scalar Mixter/Converter Measurement (requires option 080)

N5242B-083 Vector and Scalar Calibration Inverter Measurement (requires option 080)

N5242B-084 Embedded LO Test (at least one of the following options is required: 028, 029, H29, 082, 083, 086, or 087)

N5242B-086 Amplification Compression Application (GCA) (Recommended Option 219, 419, or H85)

N5242B-087 Intermodulation Distortion (IMD) Application (requires option 224 or 423)

N5242B-460 Integrated True Analog Stimulus Application Software (iTMSA) (requires option 400)

N5242B-551 N Port Function

Nonlinear Vector Network Analysis

N5242B-510 Nonlinear Component Characterization (Full Bandwidth) (requires Options 419 and 080 or 400 H85 and 080)

N5242B-514 Nonlinear X Parameter (requires options 423 and 510)

N5242B-518 Nonlinear Pulse Envelope Domain (requires options 021 and 025, and either option 510 or 514)

N5242B-520 Arbitrary Load Impedance X Parameter (requires option 514)

N5242B-118   PNA-X Series Fast Continuous Wave Scan

N5242B-088 Signal Source Phase Control

N5242B-089 Differential and I/O Device Application Software

N5242B-007 Auto Clamp Removal

N5242B-015 Dynamic Measurement Uncertainty for S Parameters

N5242B-090 Spectrum Analyzer (Option 216 or 416 required)

N5242B-900A 8.5GHZ

N5242B-901A 13.5GHZ

N5242B-902A  26.5GHZ

N5242B-904A  43.5GHZ

N5242B-905A  50GHZ

N5242B-907A  67GHZ

N5242B-093 Spectrum Analyzer Frequency Range Extended to 120 GHz (requires N5261A/62A or N5292A Millimeter Wave Controller)

N5242B-094 Spectrum Analyzer Frequency Range Extended to Over 120 GHz (requires N5261A/62A or N5292A Millimeter Wave Controller)