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RSA6000B

Instant insight and discovery of unseen phenomena

The high-performance RSA6000B Spectrum Analyzer Series will help you easily discover design issues that other spectrum analyzers will miss. Its industry-leading dynamic range and bandwidth 

Features & Benefits
RSA6000B Series 6.2, 14, and 20 GHz Real-time Signal Analyzers
  • High-performance Spectrum Analysis
    • 20 dBm 3rd Order Intercept at 2 GHz, Typical
    • Displayed Average Noise Level –151 dBm/Hz at 2 GHz (–167 dBm/Hz, Preamp On, typical) enables Low-level Signal Search
    • ±0.5 dB Absolute Amplitude Accuracy to 3 GHz for High Measurement Confidence
    • Fully Preselected and Image Free at All Times for Maximum Dynamic Range at Any Acquisition Bandwidth
    • Fastest High-resolution Sweep Speed: 1 GHz sweep in 10 kHz RBW in less than 1 second
    • Internal Preamp up to 20 GHz
  • Discover
    • DPX® Spectrum Processing provides an Intuitive Understanding of Time-varying RF Signals with Color-graded Displays based on Frequency of Occurrence
    • Revolutionary DPX Displays Transients with a Minimum Event Duration of 3.7 μs
    • Swept DPX Spectrum enables Unprecedented Signal Discovery over Full Instrument Span
  • Trigger
    • Trigger on Frequency Edge or Power Level Transients with a Minimum Event Duration of 3.7 μs in the Frequency Domain, 9.1 ns in Time Domain
    • DPX Density Trigger Activated Directly from DPX Display
    • Time-qualified and Runt Triggers Trap Elusive Transients
    • Frequency Mask Trigger Captures Any Change in Frequency Domain
  • Capture
    • Up to 7.15 s Acquisitions at 110 MHz Bandwidth can be Directly Stored as MATLAB Compatible Files
    • Gap-free DPX Spectrogram Records up to 4444 Days of Spectral Information for Analysis and Replay
    • Interfaces with TekConnect® Probes for RF Probing
  • Analyze
    • Time-correlated Multidomain Displays for Quicker Understanding of Cause and Effect when Troubleshooting
    • Power, Spectrum, and Statistics Measurements help you Characterize Components and Systems: Channel Power, ACLR, Power vs. Time, CCDF, OBW/EBW, and Spur Search
    • AM/FM/PM Modulation and Audio Measurements (Opt. 10)
    • Phase Noise and Jitter Measurements (Opt. 11)
    • Settling Time Measurements, Frequency, and Phase (Opt. 12)
    • Pulse Measurements (Opt. 20) – Over 20 Vector and Scalar Parameters including Rise Time, Pulse Width, Pulse-to-Pulse Phase provide Deep Insight into Pulse Train Behavior
    • General Purpose Digital Modulation Analysis (Opt. 21) provides Vector Signal Analyzer Functionality for Over 20 Modulation Types
    • Flexible OFDM analysis of 802.11a/g/j/p and WiMAX 802.16-2004 
Applications
  • Spectrum Management – Find Interference and Unknown Signals
  • Radar/EW – Full Characterization of Pulsed and Hopping Systems Characterize Radar and Pulsed RF Signals
  • RF Debug – Components, Modules, and Systems
  • Radio/Satellite Communications – Analyze Time-variant Behavior of Cognitive Radio and Software-defined Radio Systems
  • EMI Diagnostics – Increase Confidence that Designs will Pass Compliance Testing 
Quick Selector Guide
Model Capture Bandwidth Frequency Range Minimum Event Duration for 100% POI SFDR (typical)
RSA6106B 40 MHz - 110 MHz 9 kHz – 6.2 GHz 3.7 μs 75 dBc
RSA6114B 40 MHz - 110 MHz 9 kHz – 14 GHz 3.7 μs 75 dBc
RSA6120B 40 MHz - 110 MHz 9 kHz – 20 GHz 3.7 μs 75 dBc