Agilent / HP 3586A

The HP 3586A and 3586B selective level meters offer the high performance needed to meet the demanding requirements in the design, manufacture, commissioning, and maintenance of Frequency Division Multiplex (FDM) systems and for general purpose wave analysis and frequency synthesis. The 3586A meets CCITT requirements, and the 3586B meets North American (Bell) standards. They are fully programmable over the HP Interface Bus.

The 3586A and B selective level meters provide a unique combination of features, including wideband power and optional telephone impairment measurement of impulse noise, phase jitter, noise with tone, and signal-to-noise-with-tone ratio. The wide frequency coverage to 32.5 MHz of the 3586A and B allows measurements to be made at both voice channel and carrier frequencies. Microprocessor control adds many ease-of-use features such as amplitude offset measurements of tone and noise level in units of dBMO, dBrnCO, or dBpWO. Convenience features include simultaneous analog and digital level displays, precise frequency setting with the HP fractional N synthesized local oscillator, accurate frequency counter, and tone measurements with automatic channel alignment for 800 Hz (CCITT) or 1004 Hz (Bell) test tone or carrier frequency reference.

The 3586A and B can make both carrier frequency measurements to 32.5 MHz and voice channel measurements from 50 Hz to 100 kHz. You can measure tone levels, idle channel noise, or weighted noise at voice channel, then compare at carrier frequency.

Frequency range signal inputs:

• 75 ¦¸ unbalanced: 200 Hz to 32.5 MHz (connector: WECO 439/440A)
  
• 124 ¦¸ balanced: 4 kHz to 10 MHz (connector: WECO 443A)
  
• 135 ¦¸ balanced: 4 kHz to 1 MHz (connector: WECO 241A)
  
• 600 ¦¸ balanced: 100 Hz to 108 kHz (connector: WECO 310)

• Frequency resolution: 0.1 Hz
  
• Frequency display: 9 digit LED
  
• Amplitude measurement range: +25 to -120 dBm
  
• Amplitude resolution: .01 dB
  
• Dynamic range:
  
  
  
  • Image rejection (100-132 MHz): -80 dBc
    
  • IF rejection: 15625 Hz: -80 dBc; 50 MHz: -60 dBc
    
  • Non-Harmonic spurious signals: >1600 Hz offset: -80 dBc; 300 Hz to 1600 Hz offset: -75 dBc
    
  • Residual spurious signals: ¡Ý350 Hz: -115 dBm; <350 Hz: -100 dBm
    
  • Harmonic distortion: 70 dB below full scale: >4 kHz on 75 ¦¸ and 600 ¦¸ inputs, Low Distortion Mode
  
  
• Noise level: As low as -120 dBm

Options Included:

• 004 - High Stability Timebase