The Agilent/Keysight 8714ET is an RF vector network analyzer built for high-volume manufacturing and general-purpose testing of transmission and reflection characteristics across passive and active components. It combines a synthesized source, integrated T/R test set, and three independent receivers with digital signal processing into a single instrument optimized for production environments. The 8714ET delivers real-time sweep speeds of 40 ms or faster with dynamic range exceeding 100 dB in narrowband-detection mode, enabling rapid characterization without sacrificing measurement accuracy.
Technical Specifications
• Frequency Range: 300 kHz to 3 GHz
• Dynamic Range: Greater than 100 dB (narrowband-detection mode)
• Sweep Speed: 40 ms/sweep or faster (real-time)
• Source Resolution: 1 Hz
• Output Power: Up to +16 dBm (extendable to -60 dBm with Option 1E1)
• Impedance: 50 ohms standard; 75 ohms with Option 1EC
• Internal Storage: DOS-compatible 3.5-inch disk drive
• Display: 9-inch internal monitor; VGA-compatible external output
– Key Features
• Narrowband and broadband detection modes for scalar and vector measurements
• Two independent measurement channels
• Advanced vector-error-correction techniques
• Multiple display formats: rectangular, polar, Smith chart, linear/log magnitude, phase, group delay, SWR, real/imaginary components
• Power units: dBW, dBm, dBµW, dBV, dBmV, dBµV
• Measurement parameters: transmission/reflection, frequency response, complex impedance, SWR, return loss, electrical length, linear group delay, gain/insertion loss, isolation, gain compression, AM-to-PM conversion, absolute power, fault location and structural return loss (Option 100), cable characterization
– Typical Applications
Transmission and reflection testing of passive RF components, active device characterization, impedance measurement, cable loss and velocity factor analysis, frequency-response profiling, and structural fault detection.
– Compatibility & Integration
Code-compatible with earlier models in the 8714 family for test-software reuse. Communications via LAN (TCP/IP, 10Base-T), GPIB (IEEE 488.2), parallel (Centronics), and serial (RS-232C). TTL-level limit-test output, user-TTL, footswitch control, and keyboard/barcode-reader interface (6-pin mini-DIN). Programming via Keysight Instrument BASIC (IBASIC).
