13. Scale Fidelity, HP 8590 EM-Series

Table 2-8.

Cumulative and Incremental Error, Log Mode for Narrow

Bandwidths

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

04.44

33

03.56

50

 

+2 dBm

08

08.48

34

07.52

51

 

02 dBm

012

012.52

35

011.48

52

 

06 dBm

016

016.56

36

015.44

53

 

010 dBm

020

020.60

37

019.40

54

 

014

dBm

024

024.64

38

023.36

55

 

018

dBm

028

028.68

39

027.32

56

 

022

dBm

032

032.72

40

031.28

57

 

026

dBm

036

036.76

41

035.24

58

 

030

dBm

040

040.80

42

039.20

59

 

034

dBm

044

044.84

43

043.16

60

 

038

dBm

 

 

 

 

 

 

048

048.88

44

047.12

61

 

042

dBm

052

052.92

45

051.08

62

 

046 dBm

056

056.96

46

055.04

63

 

050 dBm

060

061.00

47

059.00

64

 

054 dBm

064

065.04

48

062.96

 

N/A

 

058 dBm

068

069.08

49

066.92

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Linear Scale

14. Set the synthesizer/level generator controls as follows:

AMPLITUDE :: :: :: :: ::: :: :: :: : : ::: :: :: :: ::: :: :: :: :: ::: : : :: +10 dBm

AMPTD INCR :: :: ::: :: :: :: ::: :: : : :: :: ::: :: :: :: ::: :: :: :: :: ::: 0.05 dB

15. Set the 1 dB step attenuator to 0 dB attenuation.

Performance Veri￿cation Tests 2-65