13. Scale Fidelity, HP 8590 EM-Series

Table 2-7. Cumulative and Incremental Error, Log Mode

Synthesizer/Level

dB from

 

 

TR Entry

 

 

 

TR Entry

 

Generator

Ref Level

Cumulative Error

 

(Incremental

 

Nominal Amplitude

(nominal)

(MKR 1 Reading)

 

Error)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Min. (dB)

A ctual (dB)

Max. (dB)

 

TR Entry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+10 dBm

0

0 (Ref)

 

0 (Ref)

 

0 (Ref)

 

0 (Ref)

 

+6 dBm

04

04.34

1

03.66

18

 

+2 dBm

08

08.38

2

07.62

19

 

02 dBm

012

012.42

3

011.58

20

 

06 dBm

016

016.46

4

015.54

21

 

010

dBm

020

020.50

5

019.50

22

 

014 dBm

024

024.54

6

023.46

23

 

018

dBm

 

 

 

 

 

 

028

028.58

7

027.42

24

 

022

dBm

032

032.62

8

031.38

25

 

026

dBm

036

036.66

9

035.34

26

 

030

dBm

040

040.70

10

039.30

27

 

034

dBm

044

044.74

11

043.26

28

 

038

dBm

048

048.78

12

047.22

29

 

042

dBm

052

052.82

13

051.18

30

 

046

dBm

056

056.86

14

055.14

31

 

050 dBm

060

060.90

15

059.10

32

 

054 dBm

064

064.94

16

063.06

 

N/A

 

058 dBm

068

068.98

17

067.02

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12. Press the following EMC analyzer keys:

4BW5 IF BW AUTO MAN (MAN) 300 4Hz5

4SPAN5 10 4kHz5

13.Repeat steps 4 through 11 for the narrow IF bandwidths. Record the results as indicated by Table 2-8.

The scale ￿delity in log mode is complete for EMC analyzers. Continue with step 14.

2-64 Performance Veri￿cation Tests