Anritsu has launched the ShockLine MS46121A series of 1-port USB Vector Network Analyzers (VNAs) for testing cables, antennas and other passive RF devices where 1-port measurements up to 6 GHz are required.
With this launch, Anritsu ShockLine family now has five VNA product series.
Based on Anritsu’s patented ShockLine VNA technology, the two models with frequency coverage of 40 MHz to 4 GHz and 150 kHz to 6 GHz are powered and controlled via a user-supplied computer.
To maximize throughput in manufacturing, engineering, and education environments, a single computer connected to a USB hub with enough ports can run up to 16 different ShockLine MS46121A VNAs.
Sweeps can be conducted at 100 microseconds per point and the MS46121A VNAs have a corrected directivity of 42 dB so engineers have greater measurement confidence, the company said.
Also, the VNAs feature wide dynamic range and multiple IF bandwidths to optimize measurement setups to shorten test times and maximize throughput.
The MS46121A series is controlled through the powerful ShockLine software that provides the tools and graphical user interface (UI) for easy debug and testing of 1-port RF devices.
The software also provides remote programming capabilities that enable the ShockLine MS46121A to be easily programmed and integrated into manufacturing applications.
The USB VNA with 40 MHz to 4 GHz frequency coverage is well suited for base station antenna testing where limited frequency bands are required.
The wider frequency range model covers 150 kHz to 6 GHz and is designed to test cellular handset antennas and other devices that must transmit and receive on multiple frequency bands, the company said.
Rajani Baburajan
