R&S®FSL-K30 Noise figure and gain measurements

Features

The R&S®FSL also allows the measurement of harmonics, intermodulation, spurious responses and many other RF-relevant criteria (for measurements on amplifiers and on frequency-converting DUTs, e.g. low-noise converters).

Noise measurements

  • Measurement range 0 dB to 35 dB
  • Resolution 0.01 dB
  • Measurement accuracy ±0.3 dB (measurement with external preamplifier (gain 30 dB, noise figure <5 dB) and 1 MHz resolution bandwidth, valid for DUTs with noise figure 1 dB to 10 dB and gain >10 dB)

Gain measurements

  • Measurement range 0 dB to 60 dB
  • Resolution 0.01 dB
  • Measurement accuracy ±0.2 dB (measurement with preamplifier (gain 30 dB, noise figure <5 dB) and 1 MHz resolution bandwidth)

Required hardware

  • R&S®FSL-B5 noise source power supply (via 28 V connector on the R&S®FSL rear panel)
  • Noise source, e.g. NoiseCom NC346
  • External preamplifier (for improved accuracy and repeatability of measurements)