16. Harmonic and Intermodulation Distortion
Second Harmonic Distortion
Center Frequency Level at Mixer Harmonic Distortion
50 MHz to 700 MHz
<-80
Non-Preselected
100 Hz to 2.5
<-70
Non-Preselected
2 to 22
<-100
Preselected
Third Order Intermodulation Distortion
Third-Order Intercept
100 Hz to 5 MHz
5 MHz to 5.8
5.8
to 18.6
Second harmonic distortion in the non-preselected and preselected
bands is checked with a signal source and low-pass filter. The
low-pass filter ensures that the harmonics measured are due to the
analyzer and not the source. Third-order intermodulation distortion
is measured in the non-preselected and preselected bands with two
signal sources. To prevent source interaction, the synthesizer outputs
are padded and combined in a reactive power divider.
Performance Tests