Aeroflex CS25020F 18.00GHz Signal Generator
Aeroflex CS25020F 18.00GHz Signal Generator,Precision signal generator providing RF output up to 18 GHz. Suited for telecom testing, satellite link validation, and R&D purposes. Offers accurate signal delivery with excellent phase noise characteristics and versatile modulation options.
- Model
- Aeroflex CS25020F
- Calibration
- Available on request
- Price
- $2,479
- Status
- In stock
- RFQ ref
- CS25020F
This unit
The Aeroflex CS25020F is a precision RF signal generator delivering broadband signal generation and environmental simulation up to 18.00 GHz. Built on a software-defined architecture, this benchtop instrument combines real-time waveform synthesis with playback of recorded signals, enabling complex multi-domain testing in telecommunications, satellite communications, radar, and research environments. Engineers can import custom waveforms, apply realistic impairments, and execute rapid frequency transitions at rates up to 500,000 hops per second.
Technical Specifications
- Maximum Frequency: 18.00 GHz
- Frequency Resolution: 1.0 Hz
- Instantaneous Bandwidth: 60 MHz
- SFDR (Spurious-Free Dynamic Range): 58 dB typical
- Output Impedance: 50 Ohm
- Signal Memory: Up to 88 seconds of full bandwidth storage on solid-state memory; extended playback to 150 minutes via streaming RAID configuration
- Frequency Hop Rate: Up to 500,000 hops per second
Key Features
- Modulation support: AM, FM, Pulse, Phase, FSK, I/Q, ASK, MSK, PSK, QAM
- Open waveform architecture for user-created signal import
- Real signal playback from Aeroflex Broadband Signal Analyzers or external recorded sources
- Signal impairment injection: thermal noise, phase noise, passband amplitude and phase distortion
- Vector Signal Simulator (VSS) software integration for commercial wireless standards and generic signal generation (nPSK, nQAM, nFSK, MSK, CW, tone combs, notched noise)
Typical Applications
- Telecommunications system validation
- Satellite communications testing
- Radar signal simulation and analysis
- Advanced research and development
Compatibility & Integration The CS25020F operates as a Broadband Signal and Environment Generator (BSG) with standard RF output connectors and supports software-defined control. Signal playback capability enables combination of recorded real-world signals with digitally generated test vectors, expanding test coverage beyond purely synthetic stimulus.
Specifications
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Frequency Range | DC to 18.00 GHz |
Aeroflex CS25020F — Repair & Calibration Service
Aumictech offers NIST-traceable calibration and repair for the Aeroflex CS25020F. Calibration covers output frequency accuracy, output power level accuracy across the full frequency range, AM/FM/PM/pulse modulation accuracy, harmonic and spurious output levels, and phase noise floor verification. All calibrations ship with a NIST-traceable certificate. Turnaround is typically 1–3 business days after receipt.
Common Aeroflex CS25020F faults: YIG oscillator failure (no output or loss of lock), step attenuator wear (output drops or steps at set attenuation), ALC loop failure (uncontrolled output power), I/Q modulator assembly failure. HP/Agilent 836xx series most common faults are YIG oscillator failure and step attenuator contact wear causing output steps or drops at specific attenuation settings. Keysight E4428C/E4438C units most commonly develop ALC loop failure and I/Q modulator assembly faults. YIG oscillator replacement and attenuator service are stocked repairs.
Aeroflex CS25020F price
This Aeroflex CS25020F is listed at $2,479. Calibration is available separately from $450. Contact us for volume pricing or if you need multiple units.
Aeroflex CS25020F calibration cost
NIST-traceable calibration for the Aeroflex CS25020F is $450 (standard — pass/fail certificate and calibration sticker) or $650 (full measured data at every test point, reference standards documented, traceability chain included). Calibration for this instrument covers output frequency accuracy, output power level accuracy across the full frequency range, AM/FM/PM/pulse modulation accuracy, harmonic and spurious output levels, and phase noise floor verification. Turnaround is 1 to 3 business days after receipt. See full calibration details →
