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Tracking Generator Unleveled Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Measuring Device B andwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Measuring Stop Ban d Attenuation Usin g Log Sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Making a Reflection Calibration Measur ement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Example: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Reflection Calibrati on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Measuring the Retu rn Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Demodulating and L istening to an AM Si gnal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Demodulating and Listening to an AM Signal

Example 1: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Demodulating and Listening to an AM Signal

Example 2: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

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Main Signal Analysis Measurement Guide Agilent Technologies EMC Series Analyzers Notice Safety Information Warrant y LIMITATION OF WARRANTY EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES Where to Find the Latest Informa tion Page Contents Page What is in This Chapter Test Equ ipm ent Comparing Signals Signal Comparison Example 1: Page Signal Comparison Example 2: Page Resolving Signals of Equal Amplitude Resolving Signals Example: Page Page Resolving Small Signals Hidden by Large Signals Resolving Signals Example: Page Page Making Better Frequency Measurements Better Frequency Measurement Example: Page Decreasing the Frequency Span Around the Signal Decreasing the Frequency Span Example: Page Page Tracking Drifting Signals Tracking Signal Drift Example 1: Page Page Tracking Signal Drift Example 2: Page Page Page Measuring Low Level Signals Measuring Low Level Signals Example 1: Page Measuring Low Level Signals Example 2: Measuring Low Level Signals Example 3: Page Measuring Low Level Signals Example 4: Page Page Identifying Distortion Products Distortion from the Analyzer Identifying Analyzer Generated Distortion Example: Page Page Third-Order Intermodulation Distortion Identifying TOI Distortion Example: Page Page Page Measuring Signal-to-Noise Signal-to-Noise Measurement Example: S/N 70 dB/Hz10 30 kHz()log+ 25.23 dB30 kHz()== Making Noise Measurements Noise Measurement Example 1: Page Page Page Page Noise Measurement Example 2: Noise Measurement Example 3: Page Page Demodulating AM Signals (Using the Analyzer As a Fixed Tuned Receiver) Demodulating an AM Signal Example 1: Page Page Page Page Page Demodulating FM Signals Demodulating a FM Signal Example: Page Page Page Page Whats in This Chapter Required Test Equipment Making Stimulus Response Measu rements What Are Stimulus Response Measurements? Using An Analyzer With A Tracking Generator Stepping Through a Transmission Measurement Page Page Page Page Tracking Generator Unleveled Condition Measuring Device Bandwidth Page Page Measuring Stop Band Attenuation Using Log Sweep Page Page Page Page Making a Reflection Calibration Measurement Example: Reflection Calibration Measuring the Return Loss Chapter 2 87 VSWR 110 Making Complex Measurements Making a Reflection Calibration Measurement -----------------------= Table 2-1 Power to VSWR Conversion + 110 Demodulating and Listening to an AM Signal Demodulating and Listening to an AM Signal Example 1: Demodulating and Listening to an AM Signal Example 2: