Equipment
Sp
ectrum
Analyzer
HP/Agilen
t
8566B
Digital
V
oltmeter
HP/Agilen
t
3456A
F
unction
Generator
HP/Agilen
t
3325A
P
o
w
er
Meter
HP/Agilen
t
436A/7A/8A
P
o
w
er
Sensor
HP/Agilen
t
8487A
(
83640B
/50B)
P
o
w
er
Sensor
HP/Agilen
t
8485A
(
83620B
/22B/23B/24B/30B)
2.
On
the
syn
thesizer,
turn
on
RF
p
eaking
and AM
bandwidth calibration.
Press:
4
USER
CAL
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Peak
RF
Always
(asterisk
on)
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PRIOR
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Cal
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BW
Cal
Always
(asterisk
on)
3.
Zero and
calibrate
the
p
o
w
er
meter/sensor.
4.
Connect
the
equipmen
t
as
sho
wn
in
Figure
2-27
with
the
po
wer
sensor connected
to
the
syn
thesizer's
RF
OUTPUT.
5.
On
the
syn
thesizer,
press:
4
CW
5
4
1
5
4
GHz
5
(Set
to
2
GHz
for
syn
thesizers
with
lo
w
est
start
frequency
of
2
GHz)
FREQUENCY
4
MENU
5
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Up/Dn
Size
CW
4
1
5
4
GHz
5
PO
WER
4
MENU
5
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Uncoupl
Atten
(Option
001
only)
4
PO
WER
LEVEL
5
4
0
10
5
4
dBm
5
4
MOD
5
V
erify
that
all
mo
dulation
is
o.
(No
asterisks
next
to
k
ey
lab
els.)
F
or
syn
thesizers
with
Option
002,
if
mo
dulation
is
on,
an
\AM,"
\FM,"
or
\PLS"
message
will
be
displa
y
ed.
6.
On
the
p
o
w
er
meter,
set:
Mode: dBm
Cal
Factor
%:
Cal
factor
corresponding
to
the
synthesizer's
CW
frequency
7.
On
the
function
generator,
turn
o
all
w
a
v
eforms
and
set:
DC
Offset:
0
1.5
V
DC
Normal
AM
Dynamic
Range
8.
On
the
syn
thesizer,
turn
on
AM
mo
dulation
to
10
dB/V:
4
MOD
5
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AM
On/Off
10dB/V
(asterisk
on)
or, for syn
thesizers with Option 002, press:
4
MOD
5
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AM Menu
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AM On/Off Ext
(asterisk on)
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AM Type 10 dB/V
(asterisk on)
9. Decrease the function generator output just un
til the O
VERMOD
message turns on.
Then increase
the signal un
til the O
VERMOD message turns o. (The more negative the
signal applied to the mo dulator is, the more the RF output lev
el decreases.)
10. W
ait for the p o
wer meter to settle then note the p o
wer meter reading in T
able 2-25
.Ifthe
power meter reads under range, record
<
0
30 dB.
2-88 Performance Tests
AM Dynamic Range
Agilent 8360
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