The model E8257D signal generator from Agilent Technologies now offers an option for more than 1 W (+30 dBm) output power from 250 MHz to 20 GHz (and usable down to 10 MHz). For applications that require specified output power higher than +25 dBm, such as TWT amplifier testing and ATE/antenna test configurations (where signal insertion loss is high due to switch routings and long cable lengths), extra hardware such as amplifiers, couplers and detectors are needed. This signal generator and option eliminate that requirement and the costs associated with that extra hardware.

As Andy Botka, Vice President and General Manager of Agilent’s Signal Sources Div., explains, "Agilent introduced the world's first integrated vector signal generator that delivered up to 44 GHz and the first analog signal generator up to 67 GHz. Our new microwave signal generator continues the tradition of accelerating innovation in RF and microwave test applications requirements for aerospace, defense and communications."