Specifications
Noise and distortion
Displayed average noise level
(DANL) 
Reference level = –50 dBm, input terminated with 50  load, log-average (10 averages)
Center frequency Frequency range
DANL (dBm/Hz
),
18 ⁰Cto28⁰C
DANL (dBm/Hz),
–10 ⁰Cto55⁰C
,
typical
<22MHz(LFp
ath)
100 kHz - 42 MHz  –130  –133
2MHz-5MHz  –145  –148
5MHz–1.0G
Hz
 –160  –163
1.0GHz–2.0GHz
 –158  –161
2.0GHz–4.0GHz
 –155  –158
 22 MHz (RF path)
4.0 GHz –
6.2 GHz
 –150  –153
Phase no
ise
Phase Noise (dBc/Hz) measured with 1 GHz CW signal at 0 dBm
Offset
:
Center
frequency, dB c/Hz
1GHz
10 MHz
(typical)
1GHz
(typical)
2.5 GHz
(typical)
6GHz
(typical)
1 kHz –85 –115 –89 –78 –70
10 kHz –84 –122 –87 –84 –83
100 kHz –90 –126 –93 –92 –94
1 MHz –118 –127 –120 –114 –108
Resi
dual spurious response,
typical
< –85 dBm (Reference level  –50 dBm, RF input terminated with 50 )
Exceptions: < –78 dBm:
For h
armonics of 112 MHz at 1680 MHz – 2688 MHz
LO related spurious in the ranges 3895 MHz – 3945 MHz, 4780 MHz – 4810
MHz, and 4920 MHz – 4950 MHz
Input related spurious response
(SFDR) 
Spurious responses due to the following mechanisms: Images (RFxLO1), RFx2*LO1,
2RF
x2*LO1, RFx3*LO1, RFx5*LO1, RF to IF feed-through, IF2 Image
 –50 dBc (18 ⁰Cto28⁰C, with auto settings on and signals 1 0 d B below reference
level, reference level = –30 dB m, input frequencies  8 GHz, span  40 MHz)
 –
50 dBc, –10 °C to 55 °C, typical
Exceptions:
IF feedthrough:  –45 dBc for 1850 MHz – 2700 MHz Center Frequency, typical
Image:  –35 dBc for 3700 MHz – 3882 MHz Center Frequency, typical
 –35 dBc for 5400 MHz – 5700 MHz Center Frequency, typical
RFx3LO:  –45 dBc for 4175 MHz – 4225 MHz Center Frequency, typical
5 RSA306 Specifications and Performance Verification