Repair and service evaluation for the HP/Agilent 8563 series portable spectrum analyzers and tracking generators. This service includes comprehensive diagnostics, troubleshooting, and repair of the 8563A, 8563E, and 8563EC models, restoring instruments to optimal operational parameters. Detailed evaluation reports document condition and performance metrics post-service.
Technical Specifications
8563A Spectrum Analyzer
• Frequency Range: 9 kHz to 22 GHz (Option 026 extends to 26.5 GHz)
• Frequency Reference Accuracy: ±13 ppm
• Resolution Bandwidth: 10 Hz to 2 MHz (1/3/10 steps)
• Video Bandwidth: 1 Hz to 3 MHz (1/3/10 steps)
• Measurement Sensitivity (DANL): -131 dBm
• Dynamic Range: Up to 128 dB
• Demodulation: AM/FM with speaker and volume control
• Interface: HP-IB
• Memory: Battery-backed RAM (100 traces and states)
• Environmental Rating: MIL-T-28800C compliant
8563E Spectrum Analyzer
• Frequency Range: 9 kHz to 26.5 GHz standard (optional low-end to 30 Hz preselected 2.75–26.5 GHz)
• Resolution Bandwidth: 1 Hz to 100 Hz digital (1 Hz to 1 MHz available)
• Counter Resolution: 1 Hz precision timebase
• Measurement Capabilities: Adjacent channel power, channel power, carrier power, occupied bandwidth percentage, time-gated measurements
• Display: CRT monochrome
• Interface: HP-IB
• Environmental Rating: MIL-T-28800 compliant
• Optional: Measurement personalities for digital radio and phase noise; mass memory module
8563EC Spectrum Analyzer
• Frequency Range: 9 kHz to 26.5 GHz
• Resolution Bandwidth: 1 Hz to 3 MHz
• Display: Color CRT
• Interface: HP-IB
• Environmental Rating: Class 3 environments
– Key Features
• Outstanding phase noise performance (8563E/EC)
• Wide dynamic range across all models
• Portable, field-deployable design
• Stimulus-response measurement capability (8563A)
• Fast digital resolution bandwidths standard (8563E/EC)
– Typical Applications
Development and manufacturing RF/microwave signal analysis. Field service diagnostics and equipment validation in demanding environments.
– Compatibility & Integration
HP-IB interface for remote control and data acquisition. Battery-backed memory retention of measurement states and traces.
