The Agilent/Keysight 8562E is a portable spectrum analyzer delivering signal analysis from 30 Hz to 13.2 GHz in field and laboratory environments. Built to MIL-T-28800 ruggedness standards, it combines portability with measurement precision for RF troubleshooting, signal monitoring, and validation across telecommunications, aerospace, and electronics manufacturing.
Technical Specifications
Frequency Coverage
• 30 Hz to 13.2 GHz continuous sweep
• DC coupled mode: 30 Hz minimum
• AC coupled mode: 100 kHz minimum
Signal Analysis Performance
• Resolution Bandwidths: 1 Hz to 3 MHz (fast digital implementation)
• Displayed Average Noise Level: -151 dBm/Hz
• Phase Noise: <-113 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset
• Amplitude Accuracy: ±1.0 dB absolute
• Counter Resolution: 1 Hz
Harmonic Mixing Modes
• 30 Hz–2.9 GHz: N=1
• 2.75–6.46 GHz: N=1
• 5.86–13.2 GHz: N=2
• 12.4–26.8 GHz: N=4
• 26.4–31.15 GHz: N=4
• 31.0–50 GHz: N=8
Frequency Reference (Option 103)
• Temperature Stability: ±1 × 10⁻⁸
• Initial Accuracy: ±1 × 10⁻⁷
• Aging Rate: ±1 × 10⁻⁷/year, ±5 × 10⁻¹⁰/day nominal
Operating Environment
• Temperature Range: -10 °C to +55 °C
• Enclosure Protection: IP 20 (IEC-529)
– Key Features
• Wide dynamic range with low phase noise baseline
• Standard measurement personalities for adjacent channel power, channel power, carrier power, and gated video analysis
• Phase noise and spurious response measurement personalities available
• Precision timebase supporting 1 Hz counter resolution
– Interfaces & Data Transfer
• HP-IB interface for instrument control and remote operation
• BenchLink software E4444A enables screen image and trace data export to PC
– Typical Applications
• Field signal characterization and baseline validation
• Adjacent channel and in-band power measurement
• Phase noise and harmonic analysis
• Spurious signal detection and troubleshooting
• Lab-based RF component and system testing
