The MS710C has been designed as a high-performance microwave spectrum analyzer with wide user applications. The MS710C is easy-to-use and has a variety of functions suited to users’ requirements.

Use of a simplified PLL synthesizer local oscillator gives a high accuracy of 30 kHz/6.5 GHz (MS710C/E) and a high resolution of 100 Hz/6 dB (=70 dB/3 dB).

Other features include wide dynamic range (second harmonics ≤100 dB) and an optional, wide measurement frequency range of up to 140 GHz by using external mixers. This fundamental performance is required by most users. In addition, a two-channel digital memory enables simultaneous display of two measured data, display of subtraction results and processing functions such as MAX HOLD and AVERAGING. By using these functions, the MS710C can provide many display/record-related functions such as signal search, and marker point data readout for numeric display and direct plotting. A new function which enables store/recall of up to 9 sets of measured data and measurement conditions has also been added.

The MS710C has been designed for both easy manual operation and completely automatic operation via GPIB. The design includes: (1) a grouped key layout with different key sizes depending on their functional importance, (2) an operation guide display for complicated operations such as SHIFT and MARKER functions, and (3) a preset memory which can memorize up to 10 sets of measurement conditions.

Main Applications

• Spectrum analysis of microwave devices and components
• Spurious emission and spectral distribution measurements of analog and digital communications transmitters
• Interference measurements for radio stations, satellite each stations, etc.
• Spectrum analysis in basic research such as nuclear physics and radio-astronomy
• Spurious measurements for home-use satellite broadcast receivers and related equipment