MS2028C - Anritsu Network Analyzer

Anritsu MS2028C 5kHz-20GHz VNA Master with options 002, 005, 015, 019, and 077 (see below for descriptions).

Options Installed:
002 – Time Domain (includes Distance Domain capabilities)
005 – Power Monitor (requires external detector)
015 – Vector Voltmeter
019 – High Accuracy Power Meter (requires USB sensors, sold separately)
077 – Balanced/Differential S-Parameters, 1-port

Features:
Two-active-port, fully-reversing Vector Network Analyzer
Measures all four S-parameters with a single connection
350 usec per data point, ideal for filter tuning
12-term error correction algorithm
Distance Domain option
Time Domain option includes Gated Time Domain, LP Processing, and Phasor Impulse mode

Description:
The Anritsu MS2028C handheld vector network analyzer is the industry's highest performance, handheld solution for true 2-port, 2-path measurements, anytime, anywhere. It specifically addresses complex coaxial or waveguide measurement needs in the field with accurate, vector corrected 2-port magnitude, phase, and standard Distance-To-Fault measurements (requires firmware version 1.16 or higher). The Anritsu MS2028C covers a frequency band from 5 kHz to 20 GHz, which contains a wide variety of radio frequency communications systems as well as many radar and microwave communications systems. Also offered in the VNA Master Family, the Anritsu MS2038C model adds a high-performance spectrum analyzer with ultra-low noise floor. The Anritsu MS2028C offers the industry's first 12-term error correction algorithm in a handheld vector network analyzer. With a typical measurement speed of 350 μsec per point, it is ideally suited for tuning filters in the field where multiple S-parameters often interact during tuning. Using a 3-receiver architecture, the Anritsu MS2028C can measure and display all 2-port S-parameters at once with a one-time connection to the Device Under Test (DUT). RF engineers and technicians in the field provide installation and maintenance support for aerospace, defense, and general-purpose communication systems around the world. These might typically include radars on Navy ships, communications on Army vehicles, flight-line test on Air Force and commercial jets. They support VHF Omni-directional Range (VOR) antennas in radio navigational systems globally. They will be routinely faced with a wide variety of system elements that can cause failures in the overall system: antennas, cables, filters, multiplexers, amplifiers, isolators, circulators, switches, and other sophisticated elements. VNA Master also serves in new high technology applications such as radome/dielectric tests in the field. Its VNA error-correction functions vital to innovative test fixtures for dielectrics, laminates, ferrites, lossy paints, and more, offered by manufacturers such as Damaskos, Inc. Another novel application is the age-old problem of fault location in aircraft and shipboard wire cable bundles that snake through bulkheads and compartments.