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The Anritsu MS2663C is a portable benchtop spectrum analyzer covering 9 kHz to 8.1 GHz, organized internally into Band 0 (0 to 3.2 GHz) and Band 1 (2.92 to 8.1 GHz) with a preselector spanning 2.92 to 8.1 GHz. The instrument uses a synthesized local oscillator and a Gaussian resolution-bandwidth filter, and is presented by Anritsu as a compact, lightweight platform for the manufacture and maintenance of radio equipment, with the 8.1 GHz upper limit providing headroom to measure spurious products well above the mobile communications bands in widest use at the time of the datasheet.
A spectrum analyzer displays signal energy across a frequency range — showing what signals are present, at what frequency, and at what power level — so engineers can verify transmitter output, hunt interference, characterize filters and amplifiers, and document compliance against published limits. Per the datasheet, the MS2663C is positioned for evaluation of radio equipment, with built-in functions including a frequency counter, C/N, channel power, adjacent channel power, occupied frequency bandwidth, burst average power, and template pass/fail comparison.
Anritsu Corporation is a Japanese precision measurement company with roots reaching back to 1895. In 1993 Anritsu acquired Wiltron Company, an established US RF and microwave instrument maker, consolidating the Wiltron product line into the modern Anritsu RF and microwave portfolio.
| Category | Specification | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Frequency | Frequency range | 9 kHz to 8.1 GHz |
| Frequency band | Band 0 (0 to 3.2 GHz), band 1- (2.92 to 6.5 GHz), band 1+ (6.4 to 8.1 GHz) | |
| Pre-selector range | 2.92 to 8.1 GHz (band 1-, 1+) | |
| Display frequency accuracy | ±(display frequency x reference frequency accuracy + span x span accuracy + 100 Hz); Span: ≥10 kHz, after calibration | |
| Marker frequency display accuracy | Normal: Same as display frequency accuracy; Delta: Same as frequency span accuracy | |
| Frequency counter | Resolution: 1 Hz, 10 Hz, 100 Hz, 1 kHz; Accuracy: Display frequency x reference frequency accuracy ±1 LSD (at S/N: ≥20 dB) | |
| Frequency span | Setting range: 0 Hz, 1 kHz to 8.2 GHz; Accuracy: ±2.5% (span: ≥10 kHz), ±5% (span: <10 kHz, Option 02 installed) | |
| Resolution bandwidth (RBW) (3 dB bandwidth) | Setting range: 1 kHz, 3 kHz, 10 kHz, 30 kHz, 100 kHz, 300 kHz, 1 MHz, 3 MHz; Bandwidth accuracy: ±20% (1 kHz to 1 MHz), ±30% (3 MHz); Selectivity (60 dB:3 dB): ≤15:1 | |
| Video bandwidth (VBW) | 1 Hz to 3 MHz (1-3 sequence), OFF | |
| Noise sideband, stability | Noise sidebands: ≤-100 dBc/Hz (1 GHz, 10 kHz offset); Residual FM: ≤20 Hzp-p/0.1 s (1 GHz, span: 0 Hz); Frequency drift: ≤200 Hz/min | |
| Amplitude | Measurement range | Average noise level to +30 dBm |
| Maximum input level | +30 dBm (CW average power, RF ATT: ≥10 dB), ±0 Vdc | |
| Average noise level | ≤-115 dBm (1 MHz to 1 GHz, band 0); ≤-115 dBm + 1.5f [GHz] dB (1 to 3.1 GHz); ≤-115 dBm + 0.5f [GHz] dB (2.92 to 8.1 GHz, band 1) | |
| Residual response | ≤-100 dBm (RF ATT: 0 dB, input: 50 Ω terminated, 1 MHz to 8.1 GHz) | |
| Total level accuracy | ±1.3 dB (100 kHz to 3.1 GHz, band 0), ±2.3 dB (2.92 to 8.1 GHz, band 1) | |
| Reference level setting range | Log scale: -100 to +30 dBm; Linear scale: 224 µV to 7.07 V | |
| Frequency response | ±0.5 dB (100 kHz to 3.2 GHz, band 0); ±1.5 dB (9 to 100 kHz, band 0); ±1.5 dB (2.92 to 8.1 GHz, band 1) | |
| Spurious response | 2nd harmonic distortion: ≤-75 dBc (0.2 to 1.3 GHz, mixer input: -30 dBm); 3rd order intermodulation: ≤-80 dBc (0.1 to 8.1 GHz) | |
| Sweep | Sweep time | Setting range: 20 ms to 1000 s; Accuracy: ±15% (20 ms to 100 s), ±45% (110 to 1000 s) |
| Sweep mode | Continuous, single | |
| Time domain sweep mode | Analog zero span, digital zero span | |
| Zone sweep | Sweeps only in frequency range indicated by zone marker | |
| Tracking sweep | Sweeps while tracing peak points within zone marker | |
| Display/Functions | Number of data points | 501 |
| Detection mode | NORMAL, POS PEAK, NEG PEAK, SAMPLE | |
| Display | Color TFT-LCD, Size: 5.5", Number of colors: 17 | |
| Storage functions | NORMAL, VIEW, MAX HOLD, MIN HOLD, AVERAGE, CUMULATIVE, OVER WRITE | |
| Input connector | N-J, 50 Ω | |
| Reference Oscillator | Frequency | 10 MHz |
| Aging rate | 2 x 10⁻⁶/year (typical) | |
| Temperature characteristics | 1 x 10⁻⁵ (typical, 0 to 50°C) | |
| General | EMC | EN61326:1997/A2:2001 (Class A), EN61000-3-2:2000 (Class A) |
| LVD | EN61010-1:2001 (Pollution Degree 2) | |
| Vibration | Meets MIL-STD-810D | |
| Power (operating range) | 85 to 132/170 to 250 Vac (automatic voltage switching), 47.5 to 63 Hz, 380 to 420 Hz (85 to 132 V only), ≤330 VA | |
| Dimensions and mass | 320 (W) x 177 (H) x 351 (D) mm, ≤13.5 kg (without option) | |
| Ambient temperature | 0 to +50°C (operate), -40 to +75°C (storage) |
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Model No
Anritsu
Condition
Used
Manufacturer
Anritsu
Frequency
8.1 GHz
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