Agilent 83236B Data Sheet

Cellular to PCS frequency translator for Agilent
Technologies’ successful 800 MHz test sets

• 8920B Option 800 TDMA Mobile Test Set

• 8924E CDMA Mobile Station Service Test Set

TDMA and CDMA Test Solutions

The Agilent Technologies 83236B PCS Interface is
a cellular to PCS frequency translator. When com­bined with Agilent Technologies TDMA and CDMA
RF test sets, it provides PCS test solutions for your
TDMA and CDMA PCS phones and cell sites.

83236B PCS-band test solutions build on the fol­lowing successful 800 MHz test sets.

• 8920B Option 800 TDMA Mobile Test Set

• 8924E CDMA Mobile Station Service Test Set

For configuration information, refer to the Agilent
8920B Configuration Guide, pub. number 5968­5919E.

PCS-band Coverage

The 83236B translates 800 MHz measurement capa­bilities to the 1710 to 1990 MHz frequency range.
This frequency range covers the International
(1710 to 1880 MHz), Korean (1715 to 1870 MHz),
and North American (1850 to 1990 MHz) PCS bands.

Measurement Accuracy

Power measurement accuracy and speed are main­tained at PCS-band frequencies with an internal
power meter for measurements on CW, CDMA, and

TDMA (π/4 pulsed or continuous) signals.

Agilent 83236B

PCS Interface

Product Overview

Wireless test solutions for your PCS-band phones

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Specifications describe the instrument’s warranted performance
after a 30-minute warm-up period and are valid over the entire
operating range unless otherwise noted.

Supplemental Characteristics are intended to provide additional
information useful in applying the instrument by giving typical, but
non-warranted performance parameters. These are shown in ital­ics or labeled as "typical," "usable to," or "nominal."

Generator Output Path

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(RF IN/OUT and RF OUT Only connector)

Frequency

Frequency Range:

Through Path:

824 MHz to 849 MHz
869 MHz to 894 MHz

Conversion Path:

1710 MHz to 1785 MHz
1805 MHz to 1910 MHz
1930 MHz to 1990 MHz

Frequency Settling Time: <10 ms

Output

RF IN/OUT Connector:
Output Level Range: –130 dBm to –20 dBm

RF OUT Only Connector:
Output Level Range: –130 dBm to –10 dBm

Level Accuracy:

±1.8 dB, @ 25 °C ±10 °C
±2.0 dB, @ 0 °C to 55 °C

Typically ±1.0 dB

Output Level Settling Time: <80 ms

Spectral Purity (83236B only)

Spurious

Frequency (MHz)

824 to 849

Type of Spurious 869 to 894 894 < to <1710 1710 to 1990

Harmonic <–30 dBc — <–30 dBc

Non-Harmonic <–60 dBc* <–25 dBc** <–60 dBc*

*

Offsets >5 kHz

**

For carrier levels >–100 dBm

SSB Phase Noise: <–100 dBc/Hz at 20 kHz offset from carrier

1. To meet generator output path specifications, the input signal must be from the
Test Set with the following characteristics:
Frequency Range: 810 MHz to 995 MHz
Level Range: –70 dBm to –7 dBm.

Agilent 83236B Specifications

Generator Output Path

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Analyzer Input Path

(RF IN/OUT connector)

Frequency

Frequency Range:

Through Path:

824 MHz to 849 MHz
869 MHz to 894 MHz

Conversion Path:

1710 MHz to 1785 MHz
1805 MHz to 1910 MHz
1930 MHz to 1990 MHz

Max Input Level: The maximum allowable average power
depends on the unit under test as follows:

Subscriber Unit Test:

Single carrier TDMA and FM: 40 dBm (10 W)
CDMA: 37 dBm (5 W)

Base Station Test:

Single carrier TDMA and FM: 40 dBm (10 W)
CDMA and multi-carrier: 30 dBm (1 W)

Max Peak Instantaneous Signal: 30 V

Spectral Purity

Integrated Spurious and Phase Noise: <–57 dBc in a 100 Hz to
32 kHz bandwidth

Spurious Level: <-–60 dBc at ≥5 kHz and ≤ 20 MHz offset from

carrier

Power Measurement

Frequency Range:

824 MHz to 849 MHz
869 MHz to 894 MHz
1710 MHz to 1785 MHz
1805 MHz to 1910 MHz
1930 MHz to 1990 MHz

Measurement Range:

Subscriber Unit Test

Single carrier TDMA and FM: –13 dBm to 40 dBm (50 µW to 10 W)
CDMA: –13 dBm to 37 dBm (50 µW to 5 W)

Base Station Test

Single carrier TDMA and FM: –13 dBm to 40 dBm (50 µW to 10 W)
CDMA and multi-carrier: –13 dBm to 30 dBm (50 µW to 1 W)

Accuracy: ±5% of reading ±2.5 µW @ 23 °C ±10 °C after
power meter zero and calibration ±10% of reading ±2.5 µW

Resolution: 0.01 dB or 10 µW

Analyzer Input Path

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Reference Specifications

(For proper operation, this instrument must be locked to an exter­nal 10 MHz reference.)

REF IN

Input Frequency: 10 MHz

Input Level Range: – 5 dBm to +10 dBm

REF OUT

Output Frequency: 10 MHz
Output Level: –1 dBm

Accuracy: Buffered signal from REF IN, or 10 MHz ±10 ppm (if
no external reference is connected to REF IN)

Remote Control

GPIB: Agilent Technologies’ implementation of IEEE Standard

488.2

Serial Port:

Connector type: D–SUB15(F)
Interface: RS–232C

General Specifications

Isolation between "RF IN/OUT" and "RF OUT Only": >40 dB

Size: 84 H x 340 W x 500 D mm

Weight: 5.6 kg

Operating Temperature: 0 °C to 55 °C

Operating Humidity: 15 to 95% RH @ 40 °C

Operating Altitude: 0 to 2000 meters

Non-operating Temperature: –55 °C to 70 °C

Non-operating Humidity: To 90% RH @ 65 °C

Non-operating Altitude: 0 to 4572 meters

Power: AC 90 to 132 V, 198 V to 264 V, 47 to 63 Hz, 100 VA max

Others

Safety: Complies with IEC 1010-1:1990 + A1:1992/EN 61010-

1:1993 Certified by CSA-C22.2 No. 231-M89

EMC:

Radiated Emission: Complies with EN 55011:1991/CISPR

11:1990- Group 1, Class A

Flicker: Complies with EN 61000-3-3:1995/ IEC 1000-3-3:1994

Electro-Static Discharge: EN 50082-1:1992/IEC 801-2:1991

–4 kV CD, 8 kV AD

Radiated Immunity: EN 50082-1: 1992/IEC 801-3: 1984 –3 V/m

Note: When tested at 3 V/m according to IEC 801-3/1984, the
output level accuracy will be within specifications over the full
immunity test frequency range of 26 to 1000 MHz except when
the analyzer frequency is identical to the transmitted interference
signal test frequency.

Electrical Fast Transient/Burst: EN 50082-1:1992/IEC 801-4:1988

- 0.5 kV Signal Lines, 1kV Power Lines

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Connectors

1. FROM DUPLEX OUT: (Input from 892NX)

Input Impedance: 50 Ω (nominal)

Connector Type: Type N (F)
SWR: <1.3:1
Input Frequency Range: 810 MHz to 995 MHz
Input Level Range: –70 dBm to –7 dBm

2. To ANT IN: (Output to 892NX)
Frequency Range: 650 MHz to 940 MHz

Output Impedance: 50 Ω (nominal)

Connector Type: Type N (F)
SWR: <2.3:1

3. RF IN/OUT: (Input/Output to UUT)

Input/Output Impedance: 50 Ω (nominal)

Connector Type: Type N (F)
SWR: <1.2:1
Applied Power:

Subscriber Unit Test

Single carrier TDMA and FM: 40 dBm (10 W)
CDMA: 37 dBm (5 W)

Base Station Test

Single carrier TDMA and FM: 40 dBm (10 W) CDMA and
multi-carrier: 30 dBm (1 W)

Max Peak Instantaneous Signal: 30 V

4. RF OUT Only: (Output to UUT)

Output Impedance: 50 Ω (nominal)

Connector Type: Type N (F)
SWR: <1.6:1
Reverse Power Protection: 200 mW CW max

5. REF IN: (Input from 892NX)

Input Frequency: 10 MHz

Input Level Range: –5 dBm to +10 dBm

Input Impedance: 50 Ω (nominal)

Connector Type: BNC (F)

6. REF OUT: (Output)

Output Frequency: 10 MHz
Output Level: –1 dBm

Output Impedance: 50 Ω (nominal)

Connector Type: BNC (F)

7. EXT TRIG IN: (Input for TDMA)
External Trigger Signal: (Required for TDMA RF input level

range –13 dBm to –5 dBm)

Input Level: TTL

Input Impedance: >1 kΩ at 1 MHz (nominal)

Triggering Type: Positive edge
Connector Type: SMC (M)

8. DET OUT: (Output for CDMA)

Output Impedance: 50 Ω (nominal)

Connector Type: SMC (M)

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Ordering Information

83236B PCS Interface

Options

AX4 Rack flange kit without handles

1AB Benchtop cabinet kit (for use with the Agilent 8924E)

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