"The 2394 gives cellular manufacturers the performance they need without having to spend extra money on test instruments that are costly and provide more performance than required. The 2394 hits the right bandwidth at the right price," said Bryan Harber, spectrum analyzer product manager, IFR.

The 2394 13 GHz spectrum analyzer is lightweight and portable with a large color LCD display. It includes a fast processor and a large memory capable of storing up to 1,000 screen traces and 2,000 operational states. The 2394’s 50-ohm input can accept signals between +30 dBm and –110 dBm while providing protection up to 50 V DC.

The 2394 includes a comprehensive marker system that allows as many as nine markers to be displayed at any one time, together with a marker table showing the frequency and level of each marker selected. This feature allows multiple signals to be evaluated simultaneously. In addition to Normal Markers, the 2394 provides Delta Markers, Peak Search, Peak Track, 1/Delta, Marker Track, Marker to Center, and Marker to Reference capability.

The 2394’s user interface is designed to simplify many of the measurements required for the evaluation of today’s sophisticated communications systems. It allows semi-automated measurements of Adjacent Channel Power, Channel Power, Occupied Bandwidth, Emission Bandwidth, X dB Down, and Harmonic Distortion. The 2394 also incorporates an Auto Tune function, allowing an unknown signal to be captured quickly and displayed on the screen. The 2394 will search its complete frequency range for the highest signal level, capture it, display it in the center of the screen with both the span and resolution bandwidths set automatically to the optimal state for best viewing.