The Keysight / Agilent / HP 83522A provides high performance 10 MHz to 2.4 GHz frequency coverage in one continuous sweep. Frequency accuracy is maintained within 5 MHz over the full band. The power output is internally leveled to ± 0.25 dB flatness over the entire range while maintaining a power level ± 13 dBm.

A powerful feature offered by the HP 83522A and the HP 83525A/B is crystal marker capability. This capability provides harmonic markers at 10 or 50 MHz intervals over the full range of the HP 83522A and below 2 GHz with the HP 83525A/B. In addition, 1 MHz harmonic markers are available below 1 GHz.

Output Power and Programmability

The HP 83522A and the HP 83525A/B plug-ins have a calibrated output power range of typically 15 dB that may be extended to > 80 dB with Option 002 (70 dB attenuator). The output power level accuracy is within 1 dB on the HP 83522A and within 1.5 dB on the HP 83525A/B.

The power sweep function sweeps a 15 dB power range for characterizing level sensitive devices like amplifiers and transistors. The slope mode is supplied to provide compensation for cable or test set losses.

The HP 83522A and the HP 83525A/B are completely programmable plug-ins. This infers that the power level, power mode (power sweep, slope, etc.), crystal markers and other plug-in functions may be externally controlled via the HP-IB.

Network Measurements

Increased dynamic range scalar measurements can be made using either the HP 83522A or the 83525A with the HP 8756A or the HP 8757A Scalar Network Analyzer. In addition, these plug-ins are directly compatible with the HP 8510 and the HP 8410C network analyzers, for vector and scalar measurements, and with the HP 8970 Noise Figure Meter for noise level analysis.