With typical measurement speeds of 25 µs/point, Copper Mountain’s three SC series VNAs enable efficient testing in both R&D and manufacturing environments. The SC0402, SC0602, and SC0902 two-port analyzers cover a common frequency start of 9 kHz, with upper ranges of 4.5 GHz, 6.5 GHz, and 9 GHz, respectively.

These instruments offer a typical dynamic range of 130 dB (10 Hz IF BW) for precise characterization of RF components and complex systems. Output power can be adjusted from -50 dBm to +5 dBm, with up to 500,001 measurement points/sweep. Measured parameters include S11, S21, S12, and S22.

Standard software capabilities, available without a paid license, include linear and logarithmic sweeps, power sweeps, and time-domain conversion with gating. Additional functions include S-parameter embedding and de-embedding, limit testing, frequency offset, and vector mixer calibration.

Automation is supported through LabVIEW, Python, MATLAB, .NET, and other programming environments, allowing up to 16 independent channels with 16 traces/channel. A manufacturing test plug-in is available as an add-on to integrate the VNA software into existing automated manufacturing and QA processes.

The SC series VNAs carry MSRPs of $13,995 (SC0402), $15,995 (SC0602), and $17,995 (SC0902).

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