Hewlett Packard 8350 Series
Broadband RF Plug-Ins, Refurbished
Models 83540A, 83540B, 83545A, and 83550A

• HP 83540A: 40 mΩ  internally leveled 2-8.4 GHz output
• HP 83545A: 50 mΩ  internally leveled 5.9-12.4 GHz output
• HP 83540B: < -45 dBc harmonics 2-8.4 GHz output
• HP 83550A: 100 mΩ  internally leveled 8-18.6 GHz output, built in source module interface
• 8350 Series Sweep Oscillator RF Plug-Ins

High power, high performance, straddle band frequency coverage from 2-8.4 GHz is provided by the HP 83540 plug-ins. The frequency outputs are accurate to within ± 15 MHz.  The output power is leveled at a minimum of +16 dB from the HP 83540A and +13 dBm from the HP 83540B with variations less than ± 1 dB.  The calibrated power output range is 15 dB which may be extended to > 80 dB with Option 002 (70 dB step attenuator).

The HP 83540B provides the additional performance of 45 dBc harmonics for extended dynamic range in precision RF scalar measurement systems.

The HP 83545A plug-in features high performance 5.9-12.4 GHz frequency coverage with accuracies within ± 20 MHz.  The output power is internally leveled to at least +17 dBm, with power variations less than ± 0.6 dB.  The calibrated output power has a range of 15 dB that is expandable to > 80 dB with option 002 (70 dB step attenuator).

The HP 83550A is a high power 8.0-20.0 GHz plug-in that provides +20 dBm of output power to 18.6 GHz and +18 dBm of output power from 18.6 to 20.0 GHz.  This high output power is internally leveled with variations of less than ± 1.25 dB.  The output power has a range of at least 18 dB that is expandable to > 68 dB with option 002 (50 dB step attenuator) and the frequency output is accurate to ± 20 MHz.

The HP 83550A is also equipped to drive the HP millimeter-wave source modules directly.  These modules are frequency multipliers that effectively extend Hewlett-Packard's microwave sources like the HP 83550A to the millimeter-wave frequency range.

The power sweep function provides the capability to perform power response measurements over a 15 dB power range (18 dB for the HP 83550A).  Another power function is slope compensation which adjusts for high frequency cable or test set losses.  And as with all HP 83500 series plug-ins, all functions are completely HP-IB programmable.

Network analysis is simplified since these plug-ins directly provide the 27.8 kHz square wave modulation for complete compatibility with the HP 8756A and 8757A scalar network analyzers. They are also directly compatible with the HP 8510 and 8410C vector network analyzers as well as the HP 8970 noise figure meter.

8350 Series Sweep Oscillator   |   8350 Series Sweep Oscillator RF Plug-Ins