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Keysight Technologies Top 3 Reasons to Migrate from the ESA-L Series Spectrum Analyzers
to the CXA X-Series Signal Analyzers
1. Better performance
The Keysight Technologies, Inc. CXA signal analyzer, the sophisticated analysis capabilities, and faster With advances in RF and microwave design and digital IF
most affordable member of the Keysight X-Series signal measurement speeds, the CXA brings you a versatile technologies, the CXA signal analyzers offer dramatic performance
analyzer family, is a perfect replacement for the ESA-L essential signal characterization toolset available at a improvements over the ESA-L spectrum analyzers.
spectrum analyzer. With more powerful performance, lower price point than ever before.
Table 1. ESA-L and CXA key specifications comparison
Performance ESA-L CXA
Available frequency 9 kHz to 1.5 GHz (E4411B) N/A
ranges 9 kHz to 3.0 GHz (E4403B) 9 kHz to 3.0 GHz (Option 503)
N/A 9 kHz to 7.5 GHz (Option 507)
N/A 9 kHz to 13.6 HGz (Option 513)
9 kHz to 26.5 GHz (E4408B) 9 kHz to 26.5 GHz (Option 526)
Resolution -3 dB 1 kHz to 5 MHz in 1/3 1 Hz to 3 MHz
bandwidths sequence 100 Hz, (10% steps),
300 Hz optional 4, 5, 6, 8 MHz
-6 dB 9 kHz, 120 kHz 200 Hz, 9 kHz, 120 kHz, 1 MHz
200 Hz optional optional
TOI +7.5 dBm Up to +17 dBm
DANL 1 GHz -130 dBm, -150 dBm,
100 Hz RBW preamplifier OFF
-163 dBm,
preamplifier ON
26.5 -122 dBm, -129 dBm,
GHz 100 Hz RBW preamplifier OFF
-147 dBm,
preamplifier ON
Phase noise 10 kHz -94 dBc/Hz -102 dBc/Hz
(at 1 GHz) offset
RBW 100 to 5:1 4.1:1
Selectivity 300 Hz
(60 dB/3 1 kHz 15:1 4.1:1
dB) to
5 MHz
Analysis bandwidth NA 10 MHz standard,
25 MHz optional
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