Specifications

Agilent 8510SX

45 MHz to 26.5 GHz

The following specifications describe the system perfor-

mance for the 8510C network analyzer with the 8510SX

configuration. The system hardware includes the following:

Test set: 8515A S-parameter test set

RF source: 83631B synthesized sweeper

Calibration kit: 85052C 3.5mm precision

calibration kit

Calibration technique: TRL two-port calibration

Dynamic range (for transmission measurements)

Frequency range (GHz)

0.045–2 2–8 8–20 20–26.5

Maximum power

measured at port 2 +2 dBm +3 dBm +3 dBm –1 dBm

Reference power

at port 1 (nominal) –5 dBm –9 dBm –14 dBm –25 dBm

Minimum power

measured at port 2 –98 dBm –98 dBm –100 dBm –99 dBm

Receiver dynamic range 100 dB 101 dB 103 dB 98 dB

System dynamic range 93 dB 89 dB 86 dB 74 dB

Measurement uncertainty

Measurement

port character-

istics

Frequency range (GHz)

RESIDUAL 0.045–2 2–8 8–20 20–26.5

Directivity 48 dB 50 dB 50 dB 50 dB

Source match 40 dB 50 dB 50 dB 50 dB

Load match 48 dB 50 dB 50 dB 50 dB

Reflection tracking ±0.003 dB ±0 dB ±0 dB ±0 dB

Transmission tracking ±0.009 dB ±0.004 dB ±0.009 dB ±0.01 dB

Crosstalk 114 dB 111 dB 106 dB 95 dB

Frequency range (GHz)

RAW (Typical) 0.045–2 2–8 8–20 20–26.5

Directivity 24 dB 24 dB 28 dB 27 dB

Source match 23 dB 23 dB 16 dB 14 dB

Load match 23 dB 23 dB 16 dB 14 dB

Reflection measurements

Transmission measurements

System dynamic range

Magnitude Phase