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Keysight
Antenna Test



Selection Guide
Table of Contents 1. Introduction........................................................................................................... 3
Use this guide to: ............................................................................................................ 3
Main parts of an antenna range..................................................................................... 4
Channel Partners ............................................................................................................ 4


2. Overview of antenna applications using
Keysight PNA Series network analyzers........................................... 5
Near-field antenna measurements ................................................................................ 6
Far-field antenna measurements ................................................................................... 7
Radar cross-section measurements ............................................................................ 10
Banded millimeter-wave measurements ..................................................................... 11
Broadband Solution Configuration ....................................................................................... 12
Option Descriptions ...................................................................................................... 19

3. Antenna measurement design considerations............... 22
Transmit site configuration........................................................................................... 22
Receive site configuration with external mixing.......................................................... 27
Determining measurement speed................................................................................ 32
Optimizing speed and dynamic range ......................................................................... 33
Legacy PNA interface requirements ............................................................................ 34
Functional test .............................................................................................................. 41


4. Migrating from 8510/8530 to PNA Series ................................. 42
Migration from 8510/8530 based antenna systems to PNA Series based systems. ...... 42
Engineering services provided for 8510/8530 migration to
PNA Series network analyzers . ................................................................................... 43
Migration examples . .................................................................................................... 44


5. Antenna measurement components catalog .......................... 46
Microwave network analyzers ...................................................................................... 46
Sources.......................................................................................................................... 50
Frequency converters ................................................................................................... 52
Amplifiers ...................................................................................................................... 64
Multiple-channel measurements ................................................................................. 66
Measurement automation ............................................................................................ 70


Appendix 1: PNA Series security features .......................................................... 71
Terms and definitions ................................................................................................... 71
PNA Series memory ...................................................................................................... 72
Memory clearing, sanitization and/or removal procedures ........................................ 72
User and remote interface security measures ............................................................ 73
Procedure for declassifying a faulty instrument.......................................................... 74


Appendix 2: How to select PNA Series IF BW
with performance comparable to 8510 ....................................................................... 75

Appendix 3: How to configure an external source
for use with a PNA Series .................................................................................................. 76




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1. Introduction Keysight Technologies, Inc. provides many of the components you need to make
accurate antenna and radar cross-section (RCS) measurements. This Antenna
Test Selection Guide will help you select the hardware necessary to meet your
antenna measurement requirements. This note is primarily for customers who
want to design, integrate, and install their own antenna measurement sys-
tem using Keysight antenna test equipment, and for customers migrating to
Keysight's latest network analyzers. For the experienced do-it-yourself cus-
tomer, this selection guide will describe the input and output characteristics of
antenna measurement components available through Keysight. Your Keysight
Technologies sales engineer will be glad to assist you in procuring the instru-
mentation. Keysight Technologies does not provide software or integration
services for antenna measurement systems. However, Keysight Productivity
Services can provide these services for a fee.

Some customers may prefer the design, integration, and installation of an
antenna system be performed for them by a solution supplier who has extensive
antenna test coniguration experience. Keysight Technologies works with chan-
nel partners who can provide this service. Our channel partners will work with
you to understand your measurement needs and design an antenna test system
that meets those needs. They will design the RF subsystem, the positioning
subsystem, the measurement application software, and provide system instal-
lation and training.

This selection guide is meant as an aid for those with extensive antenna test
experience. Refer to the Keysight website: www.keysight.com/ind/antenna for
access to technical papers and current antenna test equipment information.


Use this guide to: