HP 8753E - Making Mixer Measurements; Where to Look for more Information

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Making Mixer Measurements
This chapter contains information and example procedures on the following topics:
n Measurement considerations
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q Mmmwmg source and load mismatches
q Reducing the effect of spurious responses
q Eliminating unwanted mixing and leakage signals
q How RF and IF are dellned
q Frequency offset mode operation
q Differences between internal and external R channel inputs
q Power meter calibration
n Conversion loss using the frequency offset mode
n High dynamic range swept RF/IF conversion loss
n Fixed IF measurements
w Group delay measurements
w Conversion compression using the frequency offset mode
n Isolation
0 LO to RF isolation
q RF feedthrough
Where to Look for More Information
Additional information about many of the topics discussed in this chapter is located in the
following areas:
n Chapter 2, “Making Measurements,” contains step-by-step procedures for making
measurements or using particular functions
n 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
n Chapter 5, “Optimizing Measurement Results, n describes techniques and functions for
achieving the best measurement results
n Chapter 6, “Application and Operation Concepts, n contains explanatory-style information
about many applications and analyzer operation.
Making Mixer Measurements
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