2-60 Chapter 2
System Verification and Performance Tests
Agilent 8753ES System Verification and Performance Tests
Required Equipment
NOTE The HP/Agilent 8496A step attenuator (Option H19) comes with a special
calibration that supports the measurement uncertainties expressed in the
test record for this performance test.
The special calibration consists of two measurements. The first is a
measurement of the attenuation at each step. The data reported for this
measurement have the following uncertainties:
• ±0.006 dB from 0 to 40 dB
• ±0.015 dB from >40 to 80 dB
• ±0.025 dB from >80 to 90 dB
• ±0.05 dB >90 dB
The second calibration measurement characterizes match stability between
attenuator settings for each attenuator port. The vector difference of S
11
or
(S
22
) between the reference attenuation step and all the other steps is
measured. The magnitude of this difference is certified to be <0.0316
(>30 dB).
Description HP/Agilent Part or Model Number
Power Meter 436A/437B/438A or E4418B/4419B
Power Sensor 8482A
Step Attenuator: 110 dB 8496A Option H19 (See note below.)
Adapter: APC-7 to Type-N (f) 11524A
Cable: GPIB 10833A
Calibration Kit: 7-mm, 50Ω 85031B
Cables (2): APC-7, 50Ω 8120-4779
Additional Equipment for 75Ω Analyzers
Minimum Loss Pads (2): 50Ω to 75Ω 11852B
Adapters (2): APC-7 to Type-N (m) 11525A