HP 8753D - Page 126

3
Making
Mixer Measurements
This chapter
contains
information
and
example
procedures
on
the
following
topics:
Measurement considerations
Minimizing Source
and Load
Mismatches
Reducing the
Eect of
Spurious
Responses
Eliminating
Unwanted
Mixing
and
Leakage
Signals
How
RF
and
IF
Are
Dened
Frequency
Oset
Mode
Operation
Dierences
Between
Internal
and
External
R-Channel
Inputs
Power
Meter
Calibration
Conversion
loss
using
the
frequency
oset
mode
High dynamic
range
swept
RF/IF
conversion
loss
Fixed IF
measurements
Group delay
measurements
Conversion compression
using
the
frequency
oset
mode
Isolation
LO
to
RF
isolation
RF
feedthrough
Where
to
Look
for
More
Information
A
dditional
information
about
many
of
the
topics
discussed
in
this
chapter
is
located
in
the
following
areas:
Chapter
2,
\Making
Measurements
,"
contains
step-by-step
procedures
for
making
measurements
or
using
particular
functions
.
Chapter
4,
\Printing,
Plotting,
and
Saving
Measurement
Results
,"
contains
instructions
for
saving
to
disk
or
the
analyzer
internal
memory
,
and
printing and
plotting displayed
measurements
.
Chapter
5, \Optimizing Measurement Results
," describes techniques and functions for
achieving
the best measurement results
.
Chapter 6,
\Application and Operation Concepts
," contains explanatory-style information
about many applications and analyzer operation.
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