Agilent/Keysight 8714ET

The Agilent/Keysight 8714ET is an RF vector network analyzer built for high-volume manufacturing and general-purpose testing of transmission and reflection characteristics across passive and active components. It combines a synthesized source, integrated T/R test set, and three independent receivers with digital signal processing into a single instrument optimized for production environments. The 8714ET delivers real-time sweep speeds of 40 ms or faster with dynamic range exceeding 100 dB in narrowband-detection mode, enabling rapid characterization without sacrificing measurement accuracy.

Technical Specifications

• Frequency Range: 300 kHz to 3 GHz


• Dynamic Range: Greater than 100 dB (narrowband-detection mode)


• Sweep Speed: 40 ms/sweep or faster (real-time)


• Source Resolution: 1 Hz


• Output Power: Up to +16 dBm (extendable to -60 dBm with Option 1E1)


• Impedance: 50 ohms standard; 75 ohms with Option 1EC


• Internal Storage: DOS-compatible 3.5-inch disk drive


• Display: 9-inch internal monitor; VGA-compatible external output

Key Features

• Narrowband and broadband detection modes for scalar and vector measurements


• Two independent measurement channels


• Advanced vector-error-correction techniques


• Multiple display formats: rectangular, polar, Smith chart, linear/log magnitude, phase, group delay, SWR, real/imaginary components


• Power units: dBW, dBm, dBµW, dBV, dBmV, dBµV


• Measurement parameters: transmission/reflection, frequency response, complex impedance, SWR, return loss, electrical length, linear group delay, gain/insertion loss, isolation, gain compression, AM-to-PM conversion, absolute power, fault location and structural return loss (Option 100), cable characterization

Typical Applications Transmission and reflection testing of passive RF components, active device characterization, impedance measurement, cable loss and velocity factor analysis, frequency-response profiling, and structural fault detection.

Compatibility & Integration Code-compatible with earlier models in the 8714 family for test-software reuse. Communications via LAN (TCP/IP, 10Base-T), GPIB (IEEE 488.2), parallel (Centronics), and serial (RS-232C). TTL-level limit-test output, user-TTL, footswitch control, and keyboard/barcode-reader interface (6-pin mini-DIN). Programming via Keysight Instrument BASIC (IBASIC).