The HP/Agilent 83732A is a synthesized signal generator engineered for RF and microwave test applications spanning 0.01 GHz to 20 GHz. This instrument delivers precise signal generation with excellent spectral purity, adjustable output power, and versatile modulation modes including FM, pulse, and logarithmic AM. It serves radar, electronic warfare, and telecommunications characterization with 1 kHz frequency resolution (1 Hz optional) and 0.01 dB power resolution across its operating range.
## Technical Specifications
**Frequency & Resolution**
• Range: 0.01 GHz to 20 GHz
• Resolution: 1 kHz standard; 1 Hz with Option 1E8
• External reference: 10 MHz
**Output Power**
• 0.01–1 GHz: +13 dBm typical maximum
• 1–20 GHz: +11 to +13 dBm typical maximum
• Impedance: 50 Ω
• Power resolution: 0.01 dB
• Output accuracy: ±1.0 dB (typical); ±2.3 dB (overall)
• Level switching time: <15 ms (without step attenuator change)
**Spectral Performance**
• Harmonics: <−55 dBc
• Non-harmonic spurious: 3 kHz offset)
• Phase noise @ 10 kHz offset: −103 dBc/Hz (500 MHz), −91 dBc/Hz (2 GHz), −73 dBc/Hz (18 GHz)
• Broadband noise floor: 80 dB; rise/fall times <10 ns; minimum width 3 MHz; width 25 ns to 419 ms; delay ±419 ms (free-run)
• FM rate: 1 kHz to 1 MHz; maximum deviation 10 MHz pk (2–20 GHz), 5 MHz pk (1–2 GHz)
• Log AM depth: >60 dB
## Key Features
• User level correction for accurate power at distant test ports
• Internal multimode pulse generator: triggered, doublet, and gated burst operation
• Sub-harmonics eliminated
• Broadband noise minimized for low-gain device measurements
## Typical Applications
• Radar system testing and characterization
• Electronic warfare signal simulation
• Telecommunications equipment validation
• Component and subsystem RF performance assessment
## Compatibility & Integration
• 50 Ω output impedance matches standard test setups
• 10 MHz external frequency reference input for synchronization
• Optional 1E5 high-stability timebase for phase noise offsets <100 Hz
