N5171B EXG and N5181B MXG X-Series Signal Generators Competitive Information

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Accurately verify performance fast

Check component performance with +26 dBm output power and 800 μs simultaneous switching of frequency and power.

 

Industry-leading performance

Test radar receiver sensitivity, characterize ADC or mixer SNR, or

find receiver out-of-band rejection capability with –146 dBc/Hz phase noise at 1 GHz and spurious performance of –96 dBc at 1 GHz.

 

Competitive Information

Model

Keysight N5171B

Keysight N5181B

Rohde & Schwarz SMB100B

Aeroflex SGA

Frequency range

9 kHz to 1/3/6 GHz

9 kHz to 1/3/6 GHz

9 kHz to 1/3/6 GHz

9 kHz to 3/6 GHz

Max output power

+21 dBm

+24 dBm

+18 dBm

+20 dBm

Level accuracy at 1 GHz

± 0.5 dB

± 0.5 dB

± 0.5 dB

± 0.5 dB

Phase noise at 1 GHz (20 kHz offset)

–122 dBc/Hz

–146 dBc/Hz

–132 dBc/Hz

–135 dBc/Hz

Non-harmonics at 1 GHz

–72 dBc

–96 dBc

76 dBc

≤v80 dBc

Frequency switching speed

800 μs

800 μs

800 μs

< 0.1 ms

 

Lower cost-of-ownership

X-Series signal generators are designed for high reliability and simplified service (If onsite repairs are ever needed, they can be completed in less than two hours with our refurbished parts exchange program).

 

Options

Options may be purchased either initially or as upgrades later.

501

9 kHz to 1 GHz (N5171B only)

503

9 kHz to 3 GHz

506

9 kHz to 6 GHz

1EA

High output power

1ER

Flexible reference input (1-50 MHz)

UNT

AM, FM, phase modulation

UNW

Narrow pulse modulation

UNX

Low phase noise (N5181B only)

UNY

Enhanced low phase noise (N5181B only)

UNZ

Fast switching

N518320B

Pulse train generator

303

Multifunction generator

N5180302B

Avionics (VOR/ILS)

006

Instrument security and removable memory card

099

Expanded license key upgradeability

Note: All upgrade options customer installable.

Option 302/N5180302B is customer installable if instrument serial number prefix ≥ MY/SG/US5620