Specifications

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1. Introduction ............................................................................................. 3
Use this guide to: ...................................................................................................................... 3
Main parts of an antenna range ............................................................................................4
Channel Partners .......................................................................................................................4
2. Overview of antenna applications using Agilent PNA Series
network analyzers .................................................................................... 5
Near-field antenna measurements ........................................................................................ 6
Far-field antenna measurements ...........................................................................................7
Radar cross-section measurements ...................................................................................... 10
Banded millimeter-wave measurements .............................................................................. 11
Broadband Solution Configuration.................................................................................................... 12
Option Descriptions ..................................................................................................................19
3. Antenna measurement design considerations ....................................... 22
Transmit site configuration ..................................................................................................... 22
Receive site configuration with external mixing .................................................................27
Determining measurement speed ..........................................................................................32
Optimizing speed and dynamic range ................................................................................... 33
PNA interface requirements ...................................................................................................34
Functional test ........................................................................................................................... 41
4. Migrating from 8510/8530 to PNA Series ............................................ 42
Migration from 8510/8530 based antenna systems to PNA Series based systems. ......... 43
Engineering services provided for 8510/8530 migration to
PNA Series network analyzers . .......................................................................................... 43
Migration examples . ................................................................................................................44
5. Antenna measurement components catalog .......................................... 46
Microwave network analyzers ................................................................................................46
Sources .......................................................................................................................................50
Frequency converters ............................................................................................................... 52
Amplifiers ....................................................................................................................................64
Multiple-channel measurements ...........................................................................................66
Measurement automation ....................................................................................................... 70
Appendix 1: PNA Series security features ................................................ 71
Terms and definitions ...............................................................................................................71
PNA Series memory .................................................................................................................72
Memory clearing, sanitization and/or removal procedures ..............................................72
User and remote interface security measures .................................................................... 73
Procedure for declassifying a faulty instrument ................................................................. 74
Appendix 2: How to select PNA Series IF BW with performance
comparable to 8510 ............................................................................... 75
Appendix 3: How to configure an external source for use with
a PNA Series ................................................................................................76
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