Specifications
Table 56: AM/FM/PM and Direct audio measurements (Option 10)
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Characteristic Description Reference information
AM rate accuracy, typical ±0.2 Hz Rate: 1 kHz to 1 MHz
Depth: 50%
AM residual THD, typical
0.16%
Rate: 1 to 10 kH z
Depth: 50%
AM residual distortion, typical
0.13%
Rate: 1 to 10 kH z
Depth: 50%
AM residual SINAD, typical
58 dB Rate: 1 to 10 kHz
Depth: 50%
PM modulation analysis
PM Measurements
Carrier Power, Carrier Frequency
Error, Audio Frequency, Deviation
(+peak, -peak, pk-pk/2, RMS), SINAD,
Modulation Distortion, S/N, Total
Harmonic Distortion, Total Non-Harmonic
Distortion, Hum and Noise
PM carrier power accuracy, typical ±0.85 dB
Carrier frequency: 10 MHz to 2 GHz
Input power: -20 to 0 dBm
PM carrier frequency accuracy, typical ±0.2 Hz + (transmitter frequency ×
reference frequency error)
Deviation: 0.628 radians
PM deviation accuracy, typical
±100% × (0.01 + (measured rate /
1MHz))
Rate: 10 kHz to 20 kHz
Deviation: 0.628 to 6 radians
PM rate accuracy, typical ±0.2 Hz Rate: 1 kHz to 10 kHz
Deviation: 0.628 radians
PM residual THD, typical
0.1%
Rate:1kHzto10kHz
Deviation: 0.628 radians
PM residual distortion, typical
1%
Rate:1kHzto10kHz
Deviation: 0.628 radians
PM residual SINAD, typical
40 dB Rate: 1 kHz to 10 kHz
Deviation: 0.628 radians
Direct audio input
Audio Measurements
Signal Power, Audio Frequency
(+peak, -peak, pk-pk/2, RMS), SINAD,
Modulation Distortion, S/N, Total
Harmonic Distortion, Total Non-Harmonic
Distortion, Hum, and Noise
Direct input frequency range (for audio
measurements only)
9kHzto10MHz
Audio frequency span
10 MHz, maximum
Audio frequency accuracy, typical
±0.2 Hz
Signal power accuracy, typical
±1.5 dB
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