# Boonton 4500C RF Peak Power Analyzer, Dual Channel with Front Panel Inputs (Pre-Owned)

# Boonton 4500C RF Peak Power Analyzer, Dual Channel with Front Panel Inputs (Pre-Owned)

## Key Features At A Glance

-   Frequency range 30 MHz to 40 GHz with measurement range from -60 dBm to +20 dBm
-   125 MHz video bandwidth with rise-time under 5 ns and 100 ps time base resolution
-   Real-Time Power Processing architecture for gap-free signal acquisition at up to 100 MS/s
-   Two RF channels plus two trigger channels with dual trigger system supporting delay-by-time and delay-by-events qualifiers
-   Minimum pulse width of 6 ns and maximum pulse repetition rate of 50 MHz
-   Overall accuracy of 0.2 dB with multi-level 1.024 GHz internal calibrator
-   One-button automatic measurement display showing up to 15 power and time measurements per channel
-   LAN, USB, VGA and HDMI interfaces standard; GPIB available as an internally installed option

The Boonton 4500C RF Peak Power Analyzer is a dual-channel benchtop instrument designed for capturing, displaying, analyzing and characterizing microwave and RF power in both the time and statistical domains. The instrument provides two peak power sensor measurement channels and two trigger/oscilloscope channels, with a frequency range of 30 MHz to 40 GHz when paired with a compatible Boonton peak power sensor. The 4500C accepts pulse measurements from -50 dBm to +20 dBm and modulated measurements from -60 dBm to +20 dBm, providing greater than 80 dB of dynamic range without range switching.

Boonton positions the 4500C for design, verification, and troubleshooting of pulsed and noise-like signals used in commercial and military radar, electronic warfare, wireless communications including LTE, LTE-A, and 5G, consumer electronics including WLAN, as well as education and research applications. The instrument is intended for engineers working on the most demanding peak power measurement applications where time-domain resolution, statistical analysis of noise-like signals, and reliable capture of intermittent events all matter.

## Brand Heritage

Boonton Electronics is a long-established American precision RF measurement brand specializing in RF power meters and modulation analyzers. The Boonton T&M business is part of Wireless Telecom Group, headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, which also includes the CommAgility, Microlab, and Noisecom brands.

## Compare Other Models in This Series

The Boonton 4500C is the dual-channel benchtop RF Peak Power Analyzer in the Boonton 4500-series platform. It is configured as a standalone instrument that accepts two Boonton peak power sensors plus two trigger/oscilloscope channels, with a frequency range that depends on the sensor selected and extends up to 40 GHz with the appropriate sensor.

The 4500C ships as a dual-channel front-panel-input configuration by default, with rear-panel input and several functional options available. Within this product page, the configuration choices below describe how the same base instrument can be ordered with different I/O placement, statistical capability, storage architecture, and remote interface.

Each pre-owned 4500C below is its own dedicated product page with condition-matched pricing and the configuration options specified in the listing. Review the option codes carefully — the rear-panel input configuration, statistical package, removable SSD, and GPIB option each change the instrument's physical and functional behavior.

The primary configuration differences within the 4500C product line are I/O placement and installed options rather than measurement performance. Option 4500C-003 relocates the dual sensor inputs from the front panel to the rear panel, which is the typical choice for rack-integrated automated test systems. Option 4500C-006 adds dual trigger outputs on the rear panel, and Option 4500C-007 adds a rear-panel calibrator output.

Functional options change measurement capability rather than I/O. Option 4500C-010 adds the Statistical Package with gated CCDF and PDF, which is the option needed for noise-like signal characterization such as OFDM, WLAN, and modern wireless waveforms. Option 4500C-015 replaces the internal SSD with a removable SSD for environments with data-handling requirements, and Option 4500C-016 adds internally installed GPIB control for legacy automated test integration.

Model

Frequency Range

Risetime

Description

**4500C**

30 MHz to 40 GHz

< 5 ns

Dual Channel, Front Panel Input

Additional differences in specifications beyond the few shown above are not listed here — see each model's full specifications below.

## Product Core & Specifications

Sensor Inputs

RF Frequency Range

30 MHz to 40 GHz

Pulse Measurement Range

\-50 to +20 dBm

Modulated Measurement Range

\-60 to +20 dBm

Relative Offset Range

±100.00 dB

Logarithmic Vertical Scale

0.1 to 50 dBm/div, dBV/div, dBmV/div, dBuV/div in 1-2-5 sequence

Linear Vertical Scale

1 nW/div to 50 MW/div; 1 mV/div to 50 kV/div in 1-2-5 sequence

Video Bandwidth

125 MHz

Rise-Time

<5 ns

Single-Shot Bandwidth

35 MHz

Pulse Repetition Rate

50 MHz max

Minimum Pulse Width

6 ns

Time Base

Time Base Range

5 ns/div to 1 hr/div

Time Base Accuracy

+/- 4 ppm peak

Time Base Resolution

100 ps

Time Base Display

Sweeping or roll mode

Statistical X-Axis (optional)

Scale

Linear or logarithmic, 1 to 7 cycles

Linear Ranges

0.1%/div to 10%/div

Linear Offset

0 to 99.9%, 0.1% resolution

Log Range

1e-9% to 100%

Calibration Source

Operating Modes

CW, internal or external pulse

Frequency

1.024 GHz ± 0.01%

Level Range

\-50 to +20 dBm

Resolution

0.1 dB

Output VSWR

1.10 maximum

Absolute Accuracy

±0.04 dB (±0.9%) at 0 dBm

Accuracy vs Level

add ±0.02 dB per 5 dB increment from 0 dBm

Preset Internal Pulse Period

0.1 or 1 or 10 ms

Preset Internal Pulse Duty Cycle

10% to 90% in 10% increments

Variable Pulse On Time

7 µsec to 65.535 ms in 1 µsec steps

Variable Pulse Period

28 µsec to 131.070 ms in 2 µsec steps (off-time limits within 7 µsec to 65.535 ms)

Pulse Polarity

\+ or –

RF Connector

Precision Type N

External Pulse Input

Rear panel BNC, TTL level compatible

Measurement System

Sensor Inputs

Two peak power sensor measurement channels and two trigger/oscilloscope channels

Measurement Technique

Random interleaved and real-time sampling system with pre- and post-trigger data and statistical histogram accumulation

Maximum Sampling Rate

100 MS/s on up to four channels simultaneously (equivalent effective sampling rate of 10 GS/s with Random Interleaved Sampling)

Waveform Averaging

1 to 16,384 samples per data point (time domain measurement)

Number of Histogram Bins

16,384

Size of Sample Bins

32-bits (4,096 mega-samples)

Bin Power Resolution

<0.02 dB

Statistical Acquisition (optional)

Modes

Continuous or gated by pulse mode time markers

Sampling Rate

100 MS/s on all channels simultaneously

Limit Count

Adjustable, 2 to 4096 Megasamples

Limit Time

3600 seconds (approx. 41 s at full sample rate)

Terminal Action

Stop, flush and restart or decimate

Trigger

Trigger Source

Channel 1 (internal), Channel 2 (internal), External trigger 1, External trigger 2

Trigger Slope

\+ or –

Trigger Delay Range

pre-trig(-), post-trig(+); 5 ns to 500 ns/div: -4 ms to +100 ms; 1 µs to 10 ms/div: ±4000 divisions; 20 ms to 3600 s/div: -40 to +100 s

Trigger Delay Resolution

0.02 divisions

Trigger Hold-off Range

0.0 to 1.0 s

Trigger Hold-off Resolution

10 ns

Trigger Mode

Normal, auto, auto peak-to-peak, free run

B Trigger Mode

A only, B delay-by-time, B delay-by-events

B Trigger Source

Chan 1, Chan 2, Ext trig 1, Ext trig 2

B Trigger Slope

\+ or –

B Trigger Events Counter Range

1 to 999,999 events

B Trigger Time Delay Range

0.0 to 1.0 s

B Trigger Time Delay Resolution

10 ns

Internal Trigger Level Range

\-40 to +20 dBm (sensor-dependent)

External Trigger Level Range

±5 volts, ±50 volts

External Trigger Input

1M or 50 ohm, DC Coupled

External Interfaces

GPIB (optional)

Programmable interface; complies with SCPI ver. 1990

USB

General purpose I/O interface

LAN

Ethernet port

Other Characteristics

Display

8.4" Diagonal TFT color LCD, 800 x 600 pixels, with LED backlight

Storage

Internal SSD ≥60GB; optional removable drive

Acquisition Engine

Real-Time Power Processing™

Environmental

Operating Temperature

0 °C to 50 °C

Storage Temperature

\-20 °C to 70 °C

Operating Humidity

15 to 95% RH, non-condensing

Storage Humidity

0 to 90% RH, non-condensing

Operating Altitude

10,000 ft max (3048 m)

Storage Altitude

50,000 ft max (15,240 m)

Regulatory

**Important:** Requires a compatible Boonton peak power sensor (such as the 57006, 57518, 57540, 59318, or 59340) for RF measurements; sensors are sold separately and determine the effective frequency range and rise-time for the measurement application.**Important:** Peak power sensors are not included with the base 4500C analyzer. A compatible Boonton peak power sensor (e.g., 57006, 57518, 57540, 59318, or 59340) must be ordered separately for the analyzer to make RF measurements.**Important:** Statistical analysis features (PDF, CDF, CCDF, including gated CCDF and PDF) require optional Statistical Package 4500C-010 and are not enabled in the standard configuration.**Important:** GPIB control is not included as standard; option 4500C-016 (GPIB Control, internally installed) must be ordered for GPIB programmability.**Important:** Optional accessory 4500C-RSSD (Additional Removable SSD with Software) requires that option 4500C-015 (Removable SSD) is installed in the analyzer.Recommended pairing: select the Boonton peak power sensor that matches your application — the 57006 (to 6 GHz, <7 ns rise-time) for fast pulse work in the cellular bands, or the 59340 (to 40 GHz, <10 ns rise-time) for fast pulse measurements through Ka-band.

## About this used unit

-   Warranty included
-   Functional verification included
-   Standard Calibration Upgrade Options: No Calibration Required, NIST Traceable, Z540.1 or ISO 17025 with Data, Z540.3 Guardbanding with Data.
-   Note that unnecessary accessories may not be included (contact Test Architect to confirm).

**Please review the Manufacturer's Data Sheet to verify published specifications. Feedback on this webpage is always welcome — please reach out to your Test Architect at any time for questions or concerns. Thank you, we truly appreciate you being our customer.**

## Details

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- **Vendor:** Boonton
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