The Agilent/Keysight 8590L is a portable spectrum analyzer delivering performance across 9 kHz to 1.8 GHz. It combines benchtop capability with field portability, supporting applications from wireless communications and radar to EMC testing. The instrument integrates over 200 built-in functions with one-button measurement routines for Adjacent Channel Power, signal bandwidth, and third-order intercept analysis.
Technical Specifications
Frequency Range: 9 kHz to 1.8 GHz
Amplitude Measurement: −115 dBm to +30 dBm (145 dB range)
Phase Noise: 105 dBc/Hz at 30 kHz offset
Resolution Bandwidth: 1 kHz, 9 kHz, 120 kHz, and 3 MHz options
Dynamic Range: 106 dB (Option 010); 100 dB (Option 011)
Frequency Marker Accuracy: ±7.6 kHz at 1 GHz
Frequency Counter: ±2.1 kHz accuracy at 1 GHz (0 to 50 °C)
– Key Features
• Third-order intercept (TOI) calculation and measurement routines
• Percent AM measurement and N dB bandwidth analysis
• Delta marker, peak search, and up to four on-screen markers with marker table display
• Peaks table showing ten signal peaks sorted by amplitude or frequency
• Peak zoom and split-screen zoom window functionality
• User-defined limit lines for frequency and amplitude comparison
• Storage for over 50 traces and states to internal memory
• Optional memory card reader for extended data logging
• Time and date functions enabling unattended operation
• Built-in tracking generator (optional, up to 1.8 GHz) for scalar measurements
• Time-gated spectrum analysis for burst-modulated signals
• TV display support: NTSC, PAL, and SECAM formats
• Fast-Fourier-Transform (FFT) for AM component analysis
• Occupied Bandwidth and Channel Power measurements
• DSP, fast ADC, and digital demodulator for modulation accuracy
• Noise figure and gain measurements with appropriate options
– Interfaces
Optional dual interfaces pair GPIB or RS-232 with parallel (Centronics) port. Parallel printer, RS-232, and GPIB connections support remote control and direct output.
