PERFORMANCE 
TEST 
CARD 
Hewlett-Packard Model 3580A 
Spectrum Analyzer 
Tests Performed 
By 
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Date 
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Serial No. 
RANGE AND FREQUENCY DIAL ACCURACY TESTS 
Ideal Frequency 
Dial Setting 
lOkHz 
20kHz 
30kHz 
40kHz 
SO 
kHz 
DISPLAY ACCURACY TESTS 
Actual Setting 
for a Peak 
__ 
kHz 
__ 
kHz 
__ 
kHz 
__ 
kHz 
__ 
kHz 
The  separation  between  the  Zero  Response  and  50 kHz 
harmonic  should 
be 
10 
div. 
± 
.2 
div.  The  separation 
between  any  two  adjacent  responses  should 
be 
2  div. 
± 
.04 
div. 
FREQUENCY SPAN TESTS 
Frequency 
Span/Div. 
5 
Hz 
lOHz 
20Hz 
50 Hz 
.1 
kHz 
. 
2kHz 
. 5 kHz 
1 kHz 
2kHz 
LOG SWEEP TEST 
Counter Reading 
(Manual Vernier 
Fully 
CW) 
__ 
kHz 
__ 
kHz 
__ 
kHz 
___ 
kHz 
___ 
kHz 
___ 
kHz 
__ 
kHz 
__ 
kHz 
__ 
kHz 
The  20 kHz harmonic 
of 
the internal CAL signal  must fall 
on the 20 kHz  LOG 
SWEEP 
graticule(± 1 minor division). 
SWEEP TIME TEST 
All sweep rates must work properly. 
BANDWIDTH SWITCHING ACCURACY TEST 
Bandwidth 
lOOHz 
30Hz 
lOHz 
3Hz 
1 Hz 
Display Indication 
(0 
dB 
full scale) 
(1 
dB/div) 
dB 
dB 
dB 
dB 
dB 
Test Limits 
± 
.1 
kHz 
± 
.1 
kHz 
± 
.1 
kHz 
± 
.1 
kHz 
± 
.1 
kHz 
Pass 
Test Limits 
1000.50 
kHz± 
.01 
kHz 
1001.00 kHz ± .02 kHz 
1002.00 kHz ± .04 kHz 
1005.00 
kHz± 
.10 kHz 
1010.00 kHz ± .20 kHz 
1020.00 
kHz± 
.40 kHz 
1050.00 
kHz± 
1.00 kHz 
1100.00 
kHz± 
2.00 kHz 
1200.00 
kHz± 
4.00 kHz 
Pass 
Pass 
Test Limits 
- 1.0 
dB 
± 
.5 
dB 
- 1.0 
dB 
± 
.5 
dB 
- 1.0 
dB 
± 
.5 
dB 
- 1.0 
dB 
± 
.5 
dB 
-1.0 
dB± 
1 
dB 
Fail 
Fail 
Fail