***** UBC ECE eHUB *************** ***** RHODE AND SCHWARZ SMA100A-B103 RF SIGNAL SOURCE ***** ***** Please submit any new entries by e-mail to: robertor [at] ece.ubc.ca ***** Entries include tips, bugs, damage reports, custom improvements, etc. **** DOCUMENT HISTORY **** Created: 24/Apr/2025. **** Last Change: 24/Apr/2025 **** Version: 1.00.00 **** version digits indicate # updates of type: [ description, maintenance, user ] ***** STATUS: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ** 1. INSTRUMENT DESCRIPTION ***** 1.1 ORIGIN Bought second hand from TRS-RenTelco on Mar 2024, from ECE funds for the eHUB ***** 1.2 CAPABILITIES 9 kHz to 3 GHz –145 dBm to +18 dBm OUT type N(f) electronic attenuator Very low SSB phase noise, typ. -134 dBc (20 kHz carrier offset, f = 1 GHz, 1 Hz measurement bandwidth), Wideband noise floor, typ. -162 dBc (>40 MHz carrier offset, f = 1 GHz, 9dBm, 1 Hz measurement bandwidth) Modulation: AM PULSE DME (avionics) Nonharmonics of typ. -100 dBc (>10 kHz carrier offset, f < 1500 MHz, with the R&S SMA-B22 option) Requires frequency option. ***** 1.3 CONFIGURATION WE HAVE SN: 1400.0000K02-111442-QG ECE: 101630 Instrument URL: MAC ADDRESS: Options: K26: DME Modulation ***** 1.4 MANUALS https://people.ece.ubc.ca/~eng-services/files/eHUB/Bench2-RF/SMA100A%20RF%20Gen/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ** 2. INSTRUMENT MAINTENANCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ** 3. USER ENTRIES