Test port input characteristics (continued)

External source mode1

(CW time sweep only)

Frequency range

300 kHz to 6 GHz

R-channel input requirements (typical)

Power level

0 to -25 dBm

Spectral purity

 

Maximum

<-30 dBc

spurious input

 

Residual FM

<20 kHz

Typical settling

500 ms (automatic)

time

 

 

50 ms (manual)

Frequency readout

0.1% (automatic)

accuracy

 

Input frequency accuracy requirement2

Manual

-0.5 to 5 MHz

Accuracy

(see magnitude and phase

 

characteristics)

Magnitude characteristics

Dynamic accuracy

(10 Hz IF BW)

(300 kHz to 3GHz)

(3 to 6GHz)

Display resolution

0.001 dB/division

Marker resolution3

0.001 dB

Trace noise

 

(+5 dBm at test-port, ratio measurement, 3 kHz BW)

300 kHz to 3 GHz

< 0.006 dB rms

3 GHz to 6 GHz

< 0.010 dB rms

Reference level

 

Range

±500 dB

Resolution

0.001 dB

Stability2

 

30 kHz to 3 GHz

0.02 dB/ ˚C

3 GHz to 6 GHz

0.04 dB/ ˚C

Phase characteristics

(10 Hz IF BW)

Dynamic accuracy

Range

±180˚

(300 kHz to 3GHz)

 

(3 to 6GHz)

Display resolution

0.01˚/ division

Marker resolution3

0.01˚

Trace noise

 

(+5 dBm at test-port, ratio measurement, 3 kHz BW)

300 kHz to 3 GHz

< 0.038˚ rms

3 GHz to 6 GHz

< 0.070˚ rms

Reference level

 

Range

-180˚ to +180˚

Resolution

0.01˚

Stability

 

30 kHz to 3 GHz

0.05˚/ ˚C

3 GHz to 6 GHz

0.20˚/ ˚C

Polar characteristics

 

Range

10 x 10-12to 1000 units

 

full scale

Reference

±500 units

1.See the HP 8753ES descriptions and options for a functional description. Measurement accuracy is dependent on the stability of the input signal.

2.Typical performance.

3.Marker resolution for magnitude; phase and delay is dependent upon measured value. Resolution is limited to five digits.

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