Performance Tests
Performance Tests
Performance Test Procedures
Table 3-4. Recommended Test Equipment for 11970U
Instrument | Critical Specifications | Recommended Model |
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Spectrum Analyzer | LO and IF ranges compatible with mixer | 8566B |
Synthesized Sweeper | Frequency: 13.3 to 20 GHz | 8340A |
| Output Level: > 9 dBm |
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Amplifier | Output Level: > 18 dBm leveled | 11975A |
| Frequency Range: 4 to 6 GHz |
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Amplifier | Frequency Range: 13.3 to 20 GHz | 8349A |
| Output Level >15 dBm |
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Power Meter | Compatible with Power Sensor | 432A |
Thermistor Mount | SWR: <2.0 | Hughes1 |
Thermistor Mount | SWR: <1.3 @ 6 GHz | 478A |
Directional Coupler2 | Coupling: 20 dB | U752D |
| Directivity: >30 dB |
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| Auxiliary Arm SWR: <1.2 |
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Isolator | Insertion Loss: <2 dB | U365A |
| Isolation: >20 dB |
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| SWR: <1.5 |
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Frequency Tripler | Conversion Loss: <20 dB | Spacekom Microwave3 |
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Adapter | SMA female to Type N female | P/N |
Adapter | SMA female to SMA female | P/N |
Adapter (2 required) | Type N male to SMA female | P/N |
Cables (4 required) | Connectors: SMA male | P/N |
Cable | Connectors: SMA male | P/N |
| Loss: <1.0 dB @ 20 GHz |
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Cable | Connectors: BNC male | 11086A |
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1.Hughes Aircraft Co. Electron Dynamics Division, Torrance, CA
2.Calibration data for the coupling ration between the output arm and the auxil- iary arm is necessary for accurate measurements.
3.Honeywell, Inc. Spacekom Microwave Center, Santa Barbara, CA
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