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  • ThinkRF offers spectrum analyzer with GNSS for mobile situational awareness

    ThinkRF offers spectrum analyzer with GNSS for mobile situational awareness

    Photo: ThinkRF
    Photo: ThinkRF

    ThinkRF Corp., a software-defined spectrum analysis solution provider, has released the ThinkRF R5700 Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer with GNSS.

    Unlike other handheld portable spectrum analyzers, the ThinkRF R5700 analyzer combines the performance needed to cover the 27-GHz frequency range with the portability and form-factor required to be easily used in a vehicle.

    “This solution allows users to conduct advanced analysis in a variety of deployment scenarios, including in a vehicle for drive testing and other mobile testing applications,” said Jasvinder Obhi, vice president of product management and marketing at ThinkRF. “Combined with our application ecosystem, users get a complete mobile situational awareness solution with the best price-performance ratio available on the market.”

    To accompany the R5700 analyzer, ThinkRF has also released the ThinkRF P120 vehicular power conditioner. It is designed to provide regulated power to portable equipment while protecting from vehicular power transients This allows spectrum analysis equipment, including all ThinkRF real-time spectrum analyzers, to be powered in standard vehicles via power outlets or directly from the vehicle battery.

    According to the company, when combined, the two products enable advanced mobile spectrum analysis and drive testing capabilities for RF engineers and monitoring program managers in government, aerospace and defense, and telecommunications.

    The ThinkRF R5700 analyzer and ThinkRF P120 conditioner are available to order immediately.

  • Rohde & Schwarz offers ADAS testing

    Rohde & Schwarz offers ADAS testing

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    Rohde & Schwarz’s FSW85 high-end signal and spectrum analyzer, including an analysis option for FMCW chirp signals, is suitable for testing advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). It analyzes automotive radar sensors designed for designated frequency bands around 24 gigahertz and 79 gigahertz.

    It can cover the frequency range from 2 gigahertz to 85 gigahertz in a single sweep. Its optional analysis bandwidth of up to 2 gigahertz makes it possible to demodulate and thoroughly analyze even extremely broadband signals.

    R&S also offers an eCall test system consisting of the R&S CMW500 and the GNSS-capable R&S SMBV100A vector signal generator, a hardware-in-the-loop solution for standard-compliant end-to-end tests for wireless communications and GNSS-capable components in in-vehicle systems.

  • Anritsu Offers Atomic Clock for Spectrum Master without Need for GPS

    Anritsu Company is launching an internal atomic clock option for its MS2720T Spectrum Master handheld spectrum analyzer that allows users to acquire excellent frequency accuracy, including in environments in which the GPS cannot be used.

    Integrating the atomic clock inside the MS2720T provides field engineers and technicians with a durable, handheld spectrum analyzer that can deliver the extremely high accuracy necessary to prove regulatory compliance.

    By using the atomic clock, users can acquire a very accurate frequency reference without the need of the GPS. Calibration accuracy of the atomic clock is 1×10-9. The MS2720T can be configured with the GPS receiver and the atomic clock to achieve both high-frequency accuracy and GPS location stamping of measurements.

    Because the atomic clock module mounts inside the instrument, there are no loose cables that can potentially snag on branches, antennas or other extensions prevalent in the field environments in which the MS2720T is used, the company said. The atomic clock is automatically used once it is installed.

    The Spectrum Master MS2720T series features the highest performance handheld spectrum analyzers on the market, the company said. Providing field technicians and engineers with performance that rivals a benchtop spectrum analyzer, the MS2720T features a touchscreen and best-in-class performance for dynamic range, DANL, phase noise, and sweep speed, providing unprecedented levels of spectrum monitoring, hidden signal detection, RF/microwave measurements, and testing of microwave backhauls and cellular signals.

    Continuous frequency coverage from 9 kHz to 20 GHz is provided by the MS2720T with the option 1 internal atomic clock. An improved sweep mode allows users to set resolution bandwidth from 30 kHz to 10 MHz with minimal effect on sweep speed. Because the sweep speed with a 30 kHz bandwidth is nearly the same as a 10 MHz RBW, sensitivity can be selected without the need for long sweep times.

    The MS2720T has dynamic range of > 106 dB in 1 Hz RBW, DANL of -163 dBm in 1 Hz RBW, and phase noise of -112 dBm @ 10 kHz offset at 1 GHz. These best-in-class specifications are complemented by unprecedented measurement capabilities. A burst detect sweep mode function allows emitters as short as 200 microseconds to be captured every time, allowing the MS2720T to detect bursty signals that can lead to finding intermittent or bursty emitters. The burst detect sweep mode increases sweep speed more than 1,000 times in a 15-MHz span.

    The internal atomic clock has a U.S. price of $5,900 and is available in 6 to 8 weeks.