R&S®ESMD Wideband Monitoring Receiver

The radiomonitoring specialist: versatile, fast and accurate

Specifications

Frequency range
base unit 20 MHz to 3.6 GHz
with R&S®ESMD-HF option 9 kHz to 3.6 GHz
with R&S®ESMD-SHF option 20 MHz to 26.5 GHz
with R&S®ESMD-HF and R&S®ESMD-SHF options 9 kHz to 26.5 GHz
FFT bandwidth (realtime bandwidth)
base unit max. 20 MHz
with R&S®ESMD-WB option max. 80 MHz
Linearity (third-order intercept)
9 kHz to 32 MHz (low distortion mode) typ. 35 dBm
20 kHz to 3.6 GHz (low distortion mode) typ. 25 dBm
3.6 GHz to 26.5 GHz (low distortion mode) typ. 17 dBm
Noise figure
9 kHz to 32 MHz (normal mode) typ. 12 dB (>400 kHZ)
20 MHz to 3.6 GHz (low noise mode) typ. 9 dB
3.6 kHz to 26.5 GHz (low noise mode) typ. 16 dB
Demodulation bandwidth
  34 filters, 100 Hz to 20 MHz
Demodulation modes
  AM, FM, PM, PULSE, CW, LSB, USB, ISB, I/Q
Scan speed
with R&S®ESMD-PS option up to 100 GHz/s
ITU measurements
with R&S®ESMD-IM option AM index, FM/PM deviation, bandwidth, field strength, frequency/offset
Multichannel operation
with R&S®ESMD-DDC option four additional demodulation channels within 20 MHz/80 MHz
DF mode
with R&S®ESMD-DF direction finder upgrade kit 300 kHz to 6 GHz (depending on option)