Test System Tackles Wireless Standards

Nov. 12, 2009
The 7000 series vector analyzer generator (VAG) from Aeroflex is actually an integrated system that combines functions of signal generators and analyzers to perform parametric testing on wireless components and subsystems. It has a frequency range of 1 ...

The 7000 series vector analyzer generator (VAG) from Aeroflex is actually an integrated system that combines functions of signal generators and analyzers to perform parametric testing on wireless components and subsystems. It has a frequency range of 1 MHz to 6 GHz, with 90-MHz bandwidth for both signal generation and analysis.

The software-defined VAG features a touch-screen user interface for ease of use. According to Bill Burrows, Business Development Manager at Aeroflex, "The 7000 series offers the most complete and easy-to-use test system for RF test available today. It is the only test platform on the market that can incorporate two independent signal generators and a vector network analyzer in a single box." Both the built-in signal generator and optional second generator have a typical phase noise level of 115 dBc/Hz offset 20 kHz from a 2-GHz carrier. The vector signal generator includes a library of standard waveforms emulating all the popular cellular wireless standards.

About the Author

Jack Browne | Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.

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