
Agilent 71209A Microwave Spectrum
Analyzer, 100 Hz to 26.5 GHz
Product Specifications
Frequency Range: 100 Hz to 26.5 GHz
Tunable in 1 Hz increments
Frequency Readout Accuracy
Span <=10 MHz x N1: ±[(freq readout x freq ref accuracy)
+1.0% of span +10 Hz]
Span >10 MHz x N1
Sweep >= 20 ms: ±[(freq readout x freq ref accuracy)
+1.5% of span +10 Hz]
10 ms <= sweep <20 ms ±[(freq readout x freq ref accuracy)
+2.5% of span +10 Hz]
Frequency Span
Range: 0 to 26.5 GHz in 0.5% increments
Accuracy
Span <=10 MHz x N1: ±[1% of span+ (span x freq ref accuracy)]
Span >10 MHz x N1
Sweep >=50 ms: ±[1.5% of span+(span x freq ref acc)]
Sweep >=20 ms: ±[2.5% of span+(span x freq ref acc)]
Sweep >=10 ms: ±[4.0% of span+(span x freq ref acc)]
Frequency Reference Accuracy
w/ Agilent 70310A w/o Agilent 70310A
Aging: <1 x 10
<5 x 10
Temperature Drift: <7 x 10
Sweep Time
Range (continuous): 10 ms to 1000 s
with Agilent 70700A: Swept freq spans: 15 ms to 355 s
Fixed freq (zero span): 80 µs to 355 s
with 800 point trace
Resolution Bandwidth (3 dB, synchronously tuned)
Range: 10 Hz to 300 kHz (HP 70902A)
100 kHz to 3 MHz (HP 70903A)
(1, 3, 10 sequence and 10% increments
except 3 kHz to 10 kHz)
Accuracy: ±20%
-10
-7
/year, <3 x 10-6/year
/day (7-day avg.)
-9
<1x10
-5

Video Bandwidth
Range: 3 Hz to 300 kHz (HP 70902A)
(1, 3, 10 sequence) 300 Hz to 3 MHz (HP 70903A)
Accuracy: ±20% (characteristic)
Amplitude Specifications
Frequency Response
(10 dB attn, preselector peaked)
0 to 55 °C 20 to 30 °C 0 to 55 °C
Frequency Peak Ref. to Ref. to
Range Variation Calibrator Calibrator
100 Hz to 2.9 GHz: ±1.5 dB ±2.0 dB ±2.0 dB
2.7 to 6.2 GHz: ±2.0 dB ±2.0 dB ±3.0 dB
6.0 to 12.8 GHz: ±2.0 dB ±2.0 dB ±3.0 dB
12.6 to 22.0 GHz: ±2.0 dB ±2.0 dB ±3.5 dB
22.0 to 26.5 GHz: ±2.5 dB ±2.5 dB ±4.0 dB
Ref. to
(10 dB attn, Calibrator
20-30 °C, preset: 2.7 to 22.0 GHz + 2.0, to 3.0 dB
preselector DAC): 22.0 to 26.5 GHz + 2.5, to 3.5 dB
(for spans <=100 MHz)
Calibrator Uncertainty: ±0.3 dB (-10 dBm, 300 MHz)
Input Attenuator
Range: 0 to 65 dB range in 5 dB steps
Switching
Repeatability: ±0.2 dB
Accuracy Cent er Frequency Referenced to
the 10 dB setting
0.0 to 2.9 GHz ±1.2 dB
2.9 to 12.7 GHz ±2.3 dB
12.7 to 19.9 GHz ±2.8 dB
19.9 to 26.5 GHz ±4.8 dB
IF Gain Accuracy Gain 20 to 30 °C 0 to 50 °C
Agilent 70902A 10 dB ±0.2 dB ±0.2 dB
20 dB ±0.2 dB ±0.2 dB
30 dB ±0.2 dB ±0.3 dB
40 dB ±0.2 dB ±0.5 dB
50 dB ±0.2 dB ±0.6 dB
60 dB ±0.4 dB ±0.8 dB
Agilent 70903A 10 dB ±0.1 dB
20 dB ±0.3 dB
Scale Fidelity
Bandwidth Fid elity
Log Corrected
Agilent 70902A: 10 Hz ±0.7 dB
(0 to 90 dB ): 30 Hz to 10 0 kHz ±0.5 dB
Agilent 70903A: 300 kHz to 1 MHz ±0.5 dB
(0 to 75 dB): 3 MHz ±0.7 dB
Resolution Bandwidth
Switching Repeatability: ±0.2 dB in 1,3,10 sequence