ACT6000 User Guide – January 2021 Page 9 of 52
Spectrum and Network Analyzer
Frequency range ......................: from 200 Hz to 6 MHz (two band) base version;
up to 35 MHz 1)
Input / Out* impedances balance:· base band: 150, 200, 300, 415, 600 W and >10 kW;
· medium band: 100, 110, 120, 135, 150 W and >10 kW;
· high band 1) 100 W and > 5 kW.
Input / Out* impedances unbal.. : · base and medium band: 50, 55, 68, 75 W and >10 kW
by Banana/BNC adapter · high band 1): 50 W and > 5 kW.
Level reading mode ..................: absolute (dBm, dBV, dBu,Volt) and relative (dBr).
Measurements readout .............: normal, peak (max, mean or minimum value),
Measurement mode……… .......: base and medium bands:
2 Wires +/- (for Return-Loss measurement);
2 Wires +/+ (for Longitudinal Balance measurement);
and 4 Wires (separate RX and TX).
High band 1): 2 Wires for Return-loss meas. / 4 Wires.
Input range ...............................: from noise floor ÷ +12 dBm @ 100 Ω.
Noise floor ................................: ≤-140 dBm/Hz.
Resolution vertical……….. ........: 192 pixel / 8 div.: 1, 2, 3 20 dB / division.
Resolution marker ....................: 0.1 dB / as selected resolution (BW).
* Tracking Level Generator…….: in sweep or single frequency in 2/4 wires mode;
Output Level & Resolution same of Level Generator.
White Noise Generator………… : 1 kHz 6 MHz / -74 -144 dBm/Hz / 0.1 dB steps
· Base band range……….. .......: 200 ¸ 25000 Hz, by FFT analyzer (Kaiser window).
Span……………………….. .....: 6250 Hz (and zoom / 2 ), 12500 Hz and 25000 Hz.
Resolution horizontal…….. .....: 250 pixel / 10 div. : 625 + zoom, 1250, 2500 Hz / division.
Resolution (BW)………….. ......: 50, 100, 200 .. Hz (other resolutions are interpolated).
· Medium band range ..............: 1 kHz to 6 MHz, by Digital SSB quad. Conversion.
Span ......................................: 30 ranges: from 10 to 8000 kHz, 10 per decade.
Resolution hor. on display .......: 250 pixel / 10 div: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16.. 800 kHz / division.
Measurement hor. resol…. ......: 1000 points (available on saved and exported CSV file).
Resolution (BW) .....................: 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 8 kHz (other resolutions are Interpolated)
Max level frequency readout ...: up to 10 Hz resolution on 1 kHz / Division.
· High band * range .................: 20 kHz to 35 MHz, by double conversion receiver in four
bands: 0.02 to 12, to 18, to 30 and to 35 MHz.
Resolution horizontal ..............: 250 pixel / 10 div: 1.2, 1.8, 3 and 3.6 MHz / division.
Mix measurements Generator/Meter and Network Analyzer
· Cross-Talk (4 Wires)
Test by Generator & Meter…..: NEXT (in Single-End mode) and FEXT (in End-to-End
mode) on single frequency.
Test by Network Analyzer ......: NEXT (in Single-End mode on single frequency or wide
band by tracking generator) and FEXT (in End-to-End
mode) on single frequency or on wide band using the
frequency Step Generator and sample & hold Spectrum
Analyzer.
1) by EBM30 optional module (ACT-13)
Frequency range TX and RX ..: 200 Hz 6 MHz, up to 35 MHz *