3-12 PN: 10580-00321 Rev. M S331L UG
3-4 Line Sweep Measurements Cable and Antenna Measurements
The following describes the main steps to follow when making Cable
Loss measurements.
1. Press the Measurement main menu key and select Cable Loss.
2. Press the Freq/Dist key and enter start and stop frequencies.
3. Press the Amplitude main menu key and enter top and bottom
values for the display or press Full Scale.
4. Press the Calibration main menu key to start calibration of the
instrument. Anritsu suggests using a phase-stable test port cable.
See Chapter 7 for details.
5. Connect the Site Master to the Device Under Test using the
calibrated phase-stable test port cable.
6. Press the Limit main menu key to enter and set the limit line as
described in “Limit Lines” on page 3-31. This limit line is used
only for visual reference and not a pass/fail guide. The pass/fail
determination is based on the average cable loss.
7. Press Save (7), then Save to save the measurement to memory.
Refer to “Save File” on page 8-2 for details on setting the save
location.
Figure 3-9. Cable Loss Measurement