Technical data

4 Agilent N5508A Hardware Reference

2 Technical Data

General Specifications 20

Table 1. Environmental and mechanical specifications 20

Standard Model Specifications 21

RF output 21

Table 2. RF output specifications 21

Spectral purity 21

Configuration 1: all oscillators locked 22

Table 3. Configuration 1: all oscillators locked 22

Configuration 2: 100 and 600 MHz oscillators locked 23

Table 4. Configuration 2: 100 and 600 MHz oscillators locked 23

Configuration 3: 600 MHz free-running oscillator 24

Table 5. Configuration 3: 600 MHz free-running oscillator 24

AM noise 25

Table 6. AM detector noise floor specifications (+10 dBm) 25

Supplemental characteristics 25

Table 7. RF output supplemental characteristics 25

Figure 6. Maximum output power vs. frequency graph 26

Option 002 Specifications 27

RF output 27

Table 8. Opt. 002 RF output specifications 27

RF source 27

Spectral purity 27

Configuration 1: all oscillators locked 28

Table 9. Opt. 002 configuration 1 - all oscillators locked 28

AM noise 29

Table 10. Opt. 002 AM noise floor specifications (+10 dBm) 29

Table 11. Opt. 002 mixing spurious exceptions 29

Supplemental characteristics 30

Figure 7. 10 MHz output typical performance 30

Figure 8. 100 MHz output typical performance 30

Figure 9. 600 MHz output typical performance 31

3 Preventive Maintenance

Using, Inspecting, and Cleaning RF Connectors 34

Repeatability 34

RF cable and connector care 34

Proper connector torque 35

Table 12. Proper Connector Torque 35