Test & Measurement: Frequency Converter Helps Make Wi-Fi Measurements

Jan. 19, 2004
When used with the company's Spectrum Masterä MS2711D spectrum analyzer, the FCN4760 frequency converter allows accurate interference analysis measurements on IEEE 802.11a Wi-Fi networks from 4.7 to 6 GHz. The combination delivers a measurement...

When used with the company's Spectrum Masterä MS2711D spectrum analyzer, the FCN4760 frequency converter allows accurate interference analysis measurements on IEEE 802.11a Wi-Fi networks from 4.7 to 6 GHz. The combination delivers a measurement range of −40 to −100 dB, performs full-sweeps in 1.1 s, and features settable minimum sweep times from 0 to 50 µs to 200 s. The frequency converter can accept input signals up to −5 dBm without damage. The FCN 4760 costs $2550, and the MS2711D spectrum analyzer with Option 6 (required for the FCN 4760) starts at $6700. Delivery is within four to eight weeks.

Anritsu Companywww.us.anritsu.com; (408) 778-2000, ext. 4550
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Roger Allan

Roger Allan is an electronics journalism veteran, and served as Electronic Design's Executive Editor for 15 of those years. He has covered just about every technology beat from semiconductors, components, packaging and power devices, to communications, test and measurement, automotive electronics, robotics, medical electronics, military electronics, robotics, and industrial electronics. His specialties include MEMS and nanoelectronics technologies. He is a contributor to the McGraw Hill Annual Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. He is also a Life Senior Member of the IEEE and holds a BSEE from New York University's School of Engineering and Science. Roger has worked for major electronics magazines besides Electronic Design, including the IEEE Spectrum, Electronics, EDN, Electronic Products, and the British New Scientist. He also has working experience in the electronics industry as a design engineer in filters, power supplies and control systems.

After his retirement from Electronic Design Magazine, He has been extensively contributing articles for Penton’s Electronic Design, Power Electronics Technology, Energy Efficiency and Technology (EE&T) and Microwaves RF Magazine, covering all of the aforementioned electronics segments as well as energy efficiency, harvesting and related technologies. He has also contributed articles to other electronics technology magazines worldwide.

He is a “jack of all trades and a master in leading-edge technologies” like MEMS, nanolectronics, autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, military electronics, biometrics, implantable medical devices, and energy harvesting and related technologies.

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