The Agilent/Keysight 8564EC is a portable spectrum analyzer delivering benchtop-class signal analysis from 9 kHz to 40 GHz in a rugged, field-deployable package. Built to Class 3 MIL-PRF-28800 standards, it combines precision measurement capability with environmental durability for RF and microwave troubleshooting across communications, radar, and electronic defense applications.
Technical Specifications
Frequency Coverage
• Internal mixing: 9 kHz to 40 GHz
• External mixing: 18 GHz to 325 GHz
• Synthesized tuning with precision frequency measurement
Signal Measurement Performance
• Absolute amplitude accuracy: ±1.0 dB
• Displayed average noise level (DANL): -149 dBm/Hz
• Phase noise: 146 dB (10 MHz–2.9 GHz) to >127 dB (40–50 GHz)
• Harmonic distortion: >95 dB across 20 MHz to 25 GHz
• Intermodulation suppression: >108 dB (10 MHz–2.9 GHz) to >93 dB (40–50 GHz nominal)
Physical Form
• Dimensions: 337 mm W × 187 mm H × 461 mm D (without handle/cover)
• Weight: 17.3 kg (38 lbs)
• Color display; Class 3 MIL-PRF-28800 ruggedness rating
– Key Features
• Adjacent channel power (ACP) testing for burst carrier signals with digital modulation
• Occupied bandwidth percentage and channel power measurements
• Time-gated measurement capability standard
• Digital radio and phase noise measurement personalities
• PowerSuite one-button power measurement automation
• Marker-based frequency and signal characteristic analysis
– Typical Applications
• Field deployment and signal troubleshooting in communications infrastructure
• Radar and electronic warfare system analysis
• RF device characterization and validation
• Environmental signal monitoring across extended frequency bands
– Compatibility & Integration
Option 006 enables operation below 9 kHz on 8564EC models. External mixing extends measurement capability to 325 GHz for advanced microwave and millimeter-wave applications.
