R&S®FSQ Signal Analyzer

Signal analysis and high-end spectrum analysis in one instrument

This is a discontinued product

Please note the following successor product(s):

R&S®FSW Signal and Spectrum Analyzer

Overview
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Key Facts

Frequency range from 20 Hz to 3.6/8/26.5/40 GHz
28 MHz signal analysis bandwidth, optionally 120 MHz
Analysis of signals in the analog and digital baseband

Brief Description

The R&S^®FSQ is the solution for all development and production measurement tasks.

Features

Excellent RF performance for demanding applications
Signal and spectrum analysis in a single instrument
Wide range of functions

Specifications

Models	Frequency range
R&S^®FSQ3	20 Hz to 3.6 GHz
R&S^®FSQ8	20 Hz to 8 GHz
R&S^®FSQ26	20 Hz to 26.5 GHz
R&S^®FSQ40	20 Hz to 40 GHz

Supported Technologies

WLAN 802.11a/b/g/j/p/n/ac
WCDMA/HSPA/HSPA+
3GPP LTE
GSM/EGPRS//EDGE Evolution/VAMOS
CDMA2000^® 1xEV-DO

Key Facts

Frequency range from 20 Hz to 3.6/8/26.5/40 GHz
28 MHz signal analysis bandwidth, optionally 120 MHz
Outstanding RF characteristics:
- TOI typ. +25 dBm
- 1 dB compression point +13 dBm
- 84 dBc ACLR/3GPP with noise correction
- –173 dBm (1 Hz) displayed average noise level (DANL) with noise correction and R&S^®FSU-B24 preamplifier
Analysis of signals in the analog and digital baseband
Numerous firmware applications extending the signal analysis capabilities
16 Msample I/Q memory, expandable up to 705 Msample

Brief Description

The R&S^®FSQ is the solution for all development and production measurement tasks. It offers very low phase noise, unsurpassed low residual EVM, a wide dynamic range and above-average accuracy, making it the ideal high-end measuring instrument for development applications, where tolerances and limit values must often be lower than defined in a standard.

Features & Benefits

Excellent RF performance for demanding applications
- Outstanding RF features
  - 84 dB ACLR for 3GPP with noise correction
  - 77 dB ACLR for 3GPP multicarrier signals (four adjacent carriers)
  - TOI > +20 dBm, typ. +25 dBm
  - 1 dB compression +13 dBm
  - Displayed average noise level (DANL) typ. –173 dBm using noise correction (1 Hz bandwidth) and R&S^®FSU-B24 preamplifier
  - Phase noise –160 dBc (1 Hz) at 10 MHz carrier offset
  - Phase noise –133 dBc (1 Hz) at 10 kHz carrier offset
Signal and spectrum analysis in a single instrument
- Signal analysis with up to 120 MHz bandwidth
  - Signals from RF, analog or digital baseband
  - Up to 705 Msample (I and Q)
  - Low phase/frequency response
  - User-definable sample rate
- Best signal fidelity for modulation analysis
- Ready for analysis of multistandard, multicarrier transmitters
Wide range of functions

With its wide range of functions, the R&S^®FSQ is practically unparalleled on the spectrum analyzer market. Even the base unit includes all important functions.
- Channel filters from 100 Hz to 5 MHz
- RRC filters
- 1 Hz to 50 MHz resolution bandwidth (RBW)
- Number of measurement points/trace selectable between 155 and 30 001
- Time-selective spectrum analysis with gating function
- Up to 80 measurements/s in manual mode
- SCPI-compatible GPIB command set
- GPIB command set compatible with the R&S^®FSE/R&S^®FSIQ and legacy HP spectrum analyzer
- Fast ACP measurement in time domain
- Statistical signal analysis with CCDF function
- RMS detector
- Transducer factor for correcting antenna or cable frequency responses
- Harmonic distortion measurement function
- Spurious emission measurements with up to 100 001 points, in up to 20 segments
- External reference from 1 MHz to 20 MHz in 1 Hz steps
- LAN interface 100BaseT (1 Gbit)
- 16 Msample I and Q memory

Specifications

	R&S^®FSQ3	R&S^®FSQ8	R&S^®FSQ26	R&S^®FSQ40
Frequency range	20 Hz to 3.6 GHz	20 Hz to 8 GHz	20 Hz to 26.5 GHz	20 Hz to 40 GHz
Reference frequency	aging: 1 x 10 ^–7/year, with R&S^®FSU-B4 option: 2 x 10 ^–8
Spectral purity
Phase noise	typ. –133 dBc (1 Hz) at 10 kHz carrier offset, carrier frequency 500 MHz
Distortion	1 Hz
Sweep time
Span >10 Hz	2.5 ms to 16 000 s
Span 0 Hz (zero span)	1 μs to 16 000 s
RBW	10 Hz to 50 MHz, FFT filter: 1 Hz to 30 kHz, channel filter, EMI bandwidth
VBW	1 Hz to 30 MHz
Display range	DANL to +30 dBm
DANL (1 Hz RBW)
1 GHz	typ. –158 dBm	typ. –155 dBm	typ. –156 dBm	typ. –155 dBm
7 GHz	−	typ. –154 dBm	typ. –155 dBm	typ. –153 dBm
13 GHz	−	−	typ. –151 dBm	typ. –151 dBm
26 GHz	−	−	typ. –146 dBm	typ. –147 dBm
40 GHz	−	−	−	typ. –141 dBm
DANL with preamplifier ON (R&S^®FSU-B25), 1 GHz, 1 Hz RBW	–162 dBm	–162 dBm	–162 dBm	–162 dBm
Displayed averagenoise level with preamplifier ON (R&S^®FSU-B24), 26 GHz, 10 Hz RBW	−	−	typ. –166	typ. –166 dBm
DANL with preamplifier ON (R&S^®FSU-B23), 26 GHz, 1 Hz RBW	−	−	–150 dBm	−
Trace detectors	Max Peak, Min Peak, Auto Peak, Sample, RMS, Average, Quasi Peak
Total measurement uncertainty, f < 3.6 GHz	0.3 dB
Display linearity	0.1 dB (0 dB to –70 dB)

Supported Technologies

WLAN 802.11a/b/g/j/p/n/ac
WCDMA/HSPA/HSPA+
3GPP LTE
GSM/EGPRS//EDGE Evolution/VAMOS
CDMA2000^® 1xEV-DO
CDMA2000^® 1xRTT
TD-SCDMA
GSM-R
TETRA
cdmaOne
DECT
WiMAX IEEE 802.16e-2005 and IEEE 802.16-2004
WLAN IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/j/p
Bluetooth^® (Basic Rate)
ZigBee™ IEEE 802.15.4
RFID
WRAN IEEE 802.22
WWAN IEEE 802.20
DVB-H
ISDB-T 1 Seg
CMMB
DVB-T
DVB-T2
ISDB-T
AM
FM
DVB-S
DVB-S2

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