AV1442 Series High Performance Analogue RF Digital Signal Generators

Product Overview

Description

Product Overview:

AV1442 RF Signal Generators are completely new products designed and developed for communication applications by using the latest technology, covering all commonly-used ranges of radio frequency. Designed with modular structure, all Chinese interfaces, large LCD menu control, extremely low phase noise of output signal, high frequency resolution and accuracy and wide output dynamic range, they are available in abundant analog modulation, digital modulation and program control functions etc. This product can provide complex high-performance analogue signals for testing on communication and radar equipment in product research & development, production, detection and maintenance, etc.

 

Main Characteristics:

Extremely low phase noise and high pure spectrum 
Power output of +7dBm~-135dBm 
Available in abundant analogy modulation and digital modulation functions 
Optional 1Hz~1MHz low frequency signal generator 
Chinese/English operation interfaces 
List sweep and step sweep 
Update with USB Disk

Large LCD operation interface
 Designed with completely independent software, AV1442 RF Signal Generator uses large screen and Chinese operation interfaces which offers a panoramic view of the current state. The operation interface can be set in English according to different purposes and occasions for your convenience.

Extremely low phase noise and high pure spectrum
 AV1442 RF Signal Generator provides good close-to-carrier phase noise (-124dBc/Hz, measured at 1GHz and 20kHz) and excellent spectrum purity, which can satisfy the test requirements for pure radio frequency and stimulus signals in radar system development and satellite communications.

Update with USB Disk
 With the wide application of USB Disk to modern life, AV1442 RF Signal Generator provides a USB interface available for smart software update and data backup through which you can easily use a USB disk to update software and maintain the instrument, thus this function is simple and convenient and practical.

Expansion of rear panel function
 AV1442 RF Signal Generator provides RS232 interface, GPIB interface, LAN interface, base-band output interface etc. additional expansion interfaces for system building during which LAN interface can be used to achieve the functions of remote control and network update, etc. for user’s convenience.

Typical Applications:
Relying on its powerful functions, AV1442 Radio Frequency Signal Generator has become widely-used modern intelligent radio frequency measuring instrument, which can provide complex analogy signal for testing on dynamic range, sensibility, adjacent channel property, digital modulation performance etc. internal and external channel’s performance index of high-performance transmitter and receiver of various radar and communication equipments as well as local oscillator substitution, distortion test, phase noise test, etc. fields.

Technical Specifications:

Frequency Range		AV1442: 250kHz~6GHz AV1442A: 250kHz~3GHz			Frequency					N
					250kHz ≤ f ≤ 250MHz					1
					250MHz <f ≤ 500MHz					0.5
					500MHz <f ≤ 1GHz					1
					1 GHz <f ≤ 2 GHz					2
					2 GHz <f ≤ 3GHz					4
					3 GHz <f ≤ 6GHz					8
Frequency Resolution		0.01Hz (0.001Hz is also available)
Timebase Aging Rate (typical value)		1×10-9/day (after 7 days of continuous poweron)
Sweep Mode		Step Sweep, List Sweep and Power Sweep
Harmonic2		< -30dBc
Sub-harmonic2		None
Non-harmonic3		< -62dBc
SSB Phase Noise (20kHz frequency offset)		500MHz			<-127 dBc/Hz
		1GHz			<-121 dBc/Hz
		2GHz			<-115 dBc/Hz
		3GHz			<-110 dBc/Hz
		4GHz			<-109 dBc/Hz
		6GHz			<-104 dBc/Hz
SSB Phase Noise (dBc/Hz, adding high pure option)		Freq. offset Frequency			100Hz		1kHz		10kHz		100kHz
		250kHz ≤ f ≤ 250MHz			<-91		<-107		<-125		<-127
		250MHz <f ≤ 500MHz			<-97		<-121		<-129		<-133
		500MHz <f ≤ 1GHz			<-91		<-115		<-127		<-127
		1 GHz <f ≤ 2 GHz			<-85		<-110		<-121		<-121
		2 GHz <f ≤ 3GHz			<-81		<-106		<-117		<-117
		3 GHz <f ≤ 6GHz			<-75		<-100		<-111		<-111
Residual FM (typical value)		< N×1Hz
Output Power Range  (25±10℃)		–20dBm~ +7dBm Adding option 1: –120dBm~+7dBm(-135dBm is also available)
Power Accuracy (25℃ ±10℃)		When option 1 programmable step attenuator is not available (-10~-20dBm is typical value)
		+7dBm~-10dBm				-10dBm~-20dBm
		±0.8dB				±1.0dB
		When option 1 programmable step attenuator is available (≤ -60dBm is typical value)
		+7dBm~-10dBm		-10dBm~-60dBm				-60dBm~-90dBm
		±0.8dB		±1.0dB				±1.5
Modulation Performance	Pulse  Modulation4		Pulse modulation on/off ratio				>60dB
			Pulse modulation rise/fall time				<150ns
			Internally leveled min. pulse width				2μs
			Level hold (ALC is off)				0.5μs
	Amplitude Modulation5		Modulation mode: exponential mode, linear mode Modulation rate (3 dB bandwidth, 30% modulation depth): DC~100kHz Max. amplitude modulation depth: 90%  Accuracy (1kHz modulation rate, 300Hz~3kHz demodulation bandwidth):  ±(6%×set value+1%) Distortion (1kHz modulation rate, 30% depth, linear mode, total harmonic distortion): <1.5%
	Frequency Modulation5		Modulation rate (3 dB bandwidth, N×100kHz frequency modulation offset): DC~1MHz Max. frequency modulation offset (typical value): N×1MHz Accuracy (1kHz modulation rate, 300Hz~3kHz demodulation bandwidth, frequency modulation offset <N×100kHz, except residual frequency modulation):  ±(5%×set value +20Hz) Distortion (1kHz modulation rate, N×100kHz frequency modulation offset, total harmonic distortion): <1%
	Phase  Modulation5		Modulation rate (3 dB bandwidth, 3rad phase modulation offset): DC~100kHz Max. phase modulation offset (typical value): N×10rad Accuracy (1kHz modulation rate, 300Hz~3kHz demodulation bandwidth, phase modulation offset  <N×10rad, except residual phase modulation):  ±(5%×set value+0.01rad) Distortion (1kHzmodulation rate, 3rad phase modulation offset, total harmonic distortion): <1%