IFR Launches Improved Spectrum Analyzer Aimed at Cost-Effective Wireless Test; 2399A Establishes New Price/Performance in Spectrum Analyzer Market.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WICHITA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 2002 IFR IFR abbr. instrument flight rules , an Aeroflex company (Nasdaq:ARXX), today announced an improved performance version of the 2399 spectrum analyzer A hardware device or software used to examine the frequency and power components of a signal. It provides more information than an oscilloscope, because it can display the signals over a range of frequencies. designed to meet the needs of the cellular manufacturing Cellular Manufacturing is a model for workplace design, and is an integral part of lean manufacturing systems. The goal of lean manufacturing is the aggressive minimisation of waste (or, more precisely, muda) in order to achieve maximum efficiency of resources. and test market by making a higher frequency range instrument available at an attractive low price. Targeted for a wide range of applications including mobile communication service workshops, base station installation, repair and maintenance of handsets, broadcast and education applications, the 2399A spectrum analyzer offers high performance specifications for the lowest cost available in the market today. The 2399A is a color 9 kHz to 3 GHz spectrum analyzer that replaces IFR's existing 2399 spectrum analyzer, but offers a lower noise floor of -125 dBm at an aggressive price of $8,700 -- a decrease of $900 over the 2399. "The 2399A is the most attractively priced product of its kind in the market today," said Bryan Harber, spectrum analyzer product manager, IFR. "Customers tell us they want lower-cost testing. IFR is continually receiving requests from wireless manufacturers who want good performance specifications, but at a price they can afford. They don't want to pay for more performance than they need. The 2399A should exceed their expectations on both accounts." New Digital Filters Option Helps Separate Closely Spaced Signals The 2399A can be ordered with a new option -- digital resolution bandwidth filters (DRBW). Filters are generated digitally at 100 Hz, 30 Hz and 10 Hz to allow finer resolution, reducing the effective noise floor by 5 dB. Digital filters are needed when examining closely spaced signals, providing the user with much better visibility in a crowded spectrum. About the 2399A The 2399A 3 GHz spectrum analyzer retains the key specifications of the 2399, but with an improved noise floor of -125 dBm, enabling the search for spurious spu·ri·ous adj. Similar in appearance or symptoms but unrelated in morphology or pathology; false. spurious simulated; not genuine; false. signals that are often obscured by noise generated by the instrument. The 2399A offers users a large color LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) A display technology that uses rod-shaped molecules (liquid crystals) that flow like liquid and bend light. Unenergized, the crystals direct light through two polarizing filters, allowing a natural background color to show. display, light weight (less than 21 lbs.), a fast processor and a large memory capable of storing up to 1,000 screen traces and 2,000 operational states. The 2399A's 50-ohm input can accept signals between +30 dBm and -120 dBm while providing protection up to 50 V DC. The comprehensive marker system allows as many as nine markers to be displayed at any one time, together with a marker table showing the frequency and level of each marker selected. This feature allows multiple signals to be evaluated simultaneously. In addition to Normal Markers, the 2399A provides Delta Markers, Peak Search, Peak Track, 1/Delta, Marker Track, Marker to Center, and Marker to Reference capability. The instrument can be ordered with a full-range tracking generator, high stability time base, and quasi-peak detectors for EMC-compatibility testing and digital resolution bandwidth filters. Key Features and Specifications of the 2399A Spectrum Analyzer 2399A Spectrum Analyzer ----------------------- 9 kHz to 3 GHz Lightweight, portable at 9.4 kg (21 lbs) Color 6.4 inch LCD Comprehensive marker facilities Input signal range: +30 dBm to -120 dBm Noise floor of -125 dBm Optional full-range tracking generator AM/FM demodulation Price and Availability The 2399A spectrum analyzer is available immediately. Delivery is six weeks upon receipt of order. The U.S. list price starts at $9,048. About IFR, an Aeroflex Company IFR is a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced wireless test solutions for communications, avionics avionics (ā'vēŏn`ĭks), electronic instruments used in air or space flight; also the design and production of such instruments. Early planes had few instruments, but as aviation and aircraft became more complex, so did instrumentation. and general test and measurement applications. For more information about IFR in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , contact: IFR, 10200 West York West York may refer to one of these places:
About Aeroflex Aeroflex Incorporated, through its subsidiaries, designs, develops and manufactures state-of-the-art microelectronic The miniaturization of electronic circuits. See chip. module, integrated circuit integrated circuit (IC), electronic circuit built on a semiconductor substrate, usually one of single-crystal silicon. The circuit, often called a chip, is packaged in a hermetically sealed case or a nonhermetic plastic capsule, with leads extending from it for , interconnect (1) To attach one device to another. (2) A physical port (plug, socket) or wireless port (transmitter, receiver) used to attach one device to another. and testing solutions used in broadband broadband Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies). communication applications. The Company's common stock trades on the Nasdaq National Market System under the symbol ARXX and is included in the S&P SmallCap 600 index. Additional information concerning Aeroflex Incorporated can be found on the Company's Web site: www.AEROflex.com. |
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