Rohde & Schwarz HMS-X for EMC testing

[OwenH]

Hi,

I'm looking at a used Rohde & Schwarz HMS-X but haven't seen much talk on the forums about them.  I need to setup a EMC pre compliance test rig and thought this might be a decent used spectrum analyser fort the job.  The unit I'm looking at has the software upgrade for the TG, EMI options, 3ghz.  Anyone have any insight into these?

Thanks,

Owen

[artag]

I have one of these. There's also a PC software suite that complements the EMI options on the spectrum analyser.
You may also want the close-field probes, LISN, and/or a suitable antenna.
Not sure I can offer an opinion of the kit as I don't have anything to compare it with, but it was intended for just this job.

[OwenH]

Would you say you are generally happy with it?  Do you use yours for EMI testing? At the moment I only plan to use it for EMI testing.

[artag]

It has quite a high noise level compared with more fancy equipment and I find it relatively slow in use, but neither of these should be much of a disadvantage for EMI. I haven't used it myself for that yet, thjough I will need to soon - I use it for general jobs as I bought it fairly cheaply and it's handy to have - takes up little space and is acoustically quiet.