Performance Tests
RSA3408A Technical Reference
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Equipment Required
These procedures use external, traceable signal sources to directly check
warranted characteristics. Table 1--3 shows the required equipment.
Table 1- 3: Test equipment
Item number and
description
Minimum requirements
Example
Purpose
1. Signal generator
Frequency range : 10 kHz to 3.5 GHz;
Variable amplitude from --70 dBm to
+13 dBm into 50
Ω
;
Accuracy: <
±
1 dB; Function: FM
Agilent 8648D
Checking baseband and RF
flatness
2. Signal generator
Frequency range: 10 MHz to 8 GHz;
Output level: --30 dBm to +10 dBm;
Accuracy: <
±
1 dB
Agilent E8257D
Checking RF flatness
3. Signal generator
Frequency: 2 GHz; Output:
≥
--10dBm;
Digital modulation: QPSK;
Symbol rate: 4.096 M/s
Rohde & Schwartz SMIQ03B
Agilent E4438C
Checking intermodulation
distortion
4. Spectrum analyzer
Frequency: >8 GHz;
Display scale fidelity: <
±
0.13 dB
Agilent E4440A
Checking level linearity
5. Frequency counter
Frequency range: 10 MHz;
Aging rate: <5
×
10
--10
/day;
Accuracy: <0.01 ppm at 10 MHz
Agilent 53132A option 010
Checking the reference out-
put frequency accuracy
6. RF power meter
1 MHz to 8 GHz
Agilent E4418B
Adjusting the signal generator
output level
7. RF power sensor
10 MHz to 8 GHz; RF Flatness: <3 %;
Uncertainty of calibration factor data:
<2 % (RSS)
Agilent E4412A
Adjusting the signal generator
output level
8. Power combiner
Range: 500 MHz to 2 GHz; Isolation:
>18 dB; Insertion loss: <1.0 dB
Mini-Circuits ZAPD-21
Checking intermodulation
distortion
9. BNC cable
50
Ω
, 36 in, male to male BNC
connectors
Tektronix part number
012-1341-00
Signal interconnection
10. N-N cable
50
Ω
, 36 in, male to male N
connectors
Signal interconnection
11. N-SMA cable
(Three required)
50
Ω
, 36 in, male N to male SMA
connectors
Signal interconnection
12. Terminator
Impedance: 50
Ω
; connectors: female
BNC input, male BNC output
Tektronix part number
011-0049-01
Signal termination for check-
ing frequency accuracy
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