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News Release from: TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments) | Subject: TGR2050
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 05 September 2003
Budget pricing for fully featured 2GHz
generator
The TGR2050 is a low-cost synthesised 150kHz to 2GHz signal generator which incorporates the essential features required for most RF development, test and service work.
The new TGR2050, developed and manufactured in the UK by TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments), is a low-cost synthesised 150kHz to 2GHz signal generator which incorporates the essential features required for most RF development, test and service work: namely, frequency accuracy and stability, wide dynamic range, low phase noise and low leakage The new instrument offers AM, FM and phase modulation using either an internal or external source
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 21 Feb 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The generator uses a fully synthesised source locked to a temperature-compensated crystal oscillator, providing frequency stability of better than 1ppm over a 15 to 30C temperature range and an ageing rate better than 1ppm per year.
Where yet higher accuracy and stability are required, the generator can be locked to an external 10MHz frequency standard.
Frequency can be set to a resolution of 10Hz across the whole frequency range, giving a peak "setability" of 0.005ppm.
Frequency steps can be set to any value and stepping can be done with up/down keys or the rotary encoder.
This frequency stepping system makes operations such as precise amplitude response characterisation particularly easy.
The TGR2050 provides an amplitude range of -127 to +7dBm (0.1uV to 500mV into 50ohm).
Setting resolution is 0.1dBm or 0.01uV.
Output level steps can be set anywhere between 0.1 and 100dBm (or 0.01uV to 100mV depending on the entry mode).
Stepping the level is useful for quick assessment of parameters such as circuit linearity and dynamic range.
The advanced attenuator design provides excellent flatness over the whole frequency range.
Meticulous internal screening provides very low output leakage, enabling accurate low-level measurements to be made in sensitive circuits such as receivers.
The generator provides full remote-control facilities for all its functions via both RS232 and GPIB (IEEE488.2) interfaces.
In addition, it can store nine full instrument setups in nonvolatile memory.
This allows repetitive testing procedures to be undertaken quickly and accurately.
The TGR2050 incorporates a 4 x 80-character backlit display, numeric entry keypad and rotary encoder.
The compact casing measures 130 x 212 x 330mm (half-rack width by 3U height) and the weight is 4.6kg.
The manufacturer's recommended price is Eur 2990.
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