Gigatronics 6060A Signal Generator
Overview
The Gigatronics 6060A series (6061A / 6062A) is a pair of synthesized RF benchtop signal generators — full ATE-class iron with IEEE-488 control, 10 kHz–2.1 GHz coverage, AM/FM/ΦM/pulse modulation, and the spectral purity to measure a receiver's sensitivity rather than the generator's own phase noise. It is the deep instrument on the bench: the canonical tool for calibrated-input receiver sensitivity measurement, IF/RF alignment, harmonic verification, and two-tone IMD testing. Migrated here from the Scanners project's bench-instrument volume (2026-06-15).
Context
The 6060A series descends directly from the Fluke 6060A/6061A/6062A line: Gigatronics acquired the design, kept the chassis, front panel, and source-compatible IEEE-488 command set, and updated the internals — a bench unit may carry a Fluke label, a Gigatronics label, or both. The exact owned model (6061A vs 6062A vs both) and branding era are bench-verification TBDs carried inline in the volumes. Calibration/repair in 2026 is third-party only (Tektronix Service Solutions, Keysight, Transcat, CalTek).
