Chapter 3, Description of Screens

Spectrum Analyzer Screens

Using the Spectrum Analyzer

Automatic Calibration

During operation, the Spectrum Analyzer pauses for approximately 2 seconds every 5 minutes to recalibrate itself. This does not affect the accuracy of displayed measurements, but does cause a brief interruption of the displayed information during the process.

Setting Resolution Bandwidth and Sweep Rate

The resolution bandwidth and sweep rate are determined by the span setting, and cannot be set independently.

These settings are listed in the following table.

Table 5

Relationship Between Span, Resolution Bandwidth, and Sweep Rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Span

Resolution BW

Sweep Rate

 

 

 

(kHz)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<50 kHz

0.3

28.6 kHz/second

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<200 kHz

1.0

329.0 kHz/second

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<1.5 MHz

3.0

3.0 MHz/second

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<3 MHz

30.0

21.4 MHz/second

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<18 MHz

30.0

36.3 MHz/second

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<200 MHz

300.0

257.0 MHz/second

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 GHz

300.0

1.0 GHz/second

 

 

 

 

 

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