Keysight 86205A, Operating And Service Manual

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1 General Information
12 Keysight 86205A Operating and Service Manual
Manual Overview
Product description
86205A is a high performance 50 W directional bridge designed for high quality reflection
measurements and external source leveling applications over an RF frequency range of 300 kHz to
6 GHz. The bridge achieves a low through loss of 1.5 dB and a high coupling factor of 16 dB. These
characteristics make it useful in applications requiring directional couplers, such as power
monitoring and closed-loop leveling applications.
Instruments covered by this manual
Each bridge has a unique serial number. The contents of this manual apply directly to bridges with
serial number 3140A00101 and above.