Aeroflex CS25150F 18.00GHz Signal Generator

The Aeroflex CS25150F is a broadband signal and environment generator engineered for high-frequency RF testing up to 18.00 GHz. It generates complex communication and radar signals with instantaneous bandwidths to 500 MHz, supporting multiple modulation types and custom waveforms via Vector Signal Simulator software. The instrument delivers 1.0 Hz frequency resolution and hop rates to 500,000 hops per second, enabling frequency-agile signal synthesis across continuous, burst, and hopped configurations.

Technical Specifications

• Model: CS25150F-RF


• Maximum Frequency: 18.00 GHz


• Instantaneous Bandwidth: Up to 500 MHz


• Frequency Resolution: 1.0 Hz


• Hop Rate: Up to 500,000 hops per second


• Dynamic Range: 45 dB SFDR typical (400 MHz bandwidth)


• Modulation Types: AM, FM, Pulse, Phase, FSK, I/Q, ASK, MSK, PSK, QAM

Key Features

• Generates continuous, burst, and hopped signals (FSK, MSK, PSK, QAM, ASK, OOK, AM, FM, PM, SSB)


• Signal memory to 88 seconds at full bandwidth in solid-state configuration


• Extended playback to 150 minutes via optional streaming RAID


• Digital up-conversion with tuning for extended playback times


• Open, software-defined architecture with full control over time, frequency, and modulation parameters


• Vector Signal Simulator software for waveform creation and commercial wireless standard signal files


• User waveform import and real signal integration with digital signal combination


• Impairment injection: thermal noise, phase noise, passband amplitude and phase distortion

Typical Applications

• Broadband satellite communications


• Frequency-agile radio communications


• Broadband wireless network communications


• Radar testing

Compatibility & Integration The instrument supports import of user-created waveforms and real signals from external sources, enabling flexible integration into diverse test environments.