4-2.
FREQUENCY RANGE AND CW MODE ACCURACY (Cont’d)
Procedure
1. Connect the equipment as shown in Figure 4-2.
Connect the DUT RF Output to the 10 MHz-S00
MHz counter input. Allow the equipment to warm up for one hour. The DUT and the Frequency
Counter use the same frequency standard to eliminate time base error from the measurement.
Set the HP 8340B/41B rear panel FREQUENCY STANDARD switch to EXT.
HP 8340B/41B
UNDER TEST
I.
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EXT FREQUENCY
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ADAPTER
A
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ADAPTER
APC 3.5
(f) TOn
APC 3.5(f)
APC 3.5 Ct)
TO N(m)
(834DB
ONLY)
•
•
(83415
ONLY)
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FREQUENCY
COUNTER
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OUT
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•
500MHz—
500MHz •
276Hz
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C.
ADAPTER
A
SMA
(n)
TO BNC
Ct)
j
Y
ADAPTER
APO 3.5 Ct) TO
APC 3.5(1)
SEMI—RIGID CABLE
Figure 4-2.
Frequency Range Test Setup
2.
Press HP 8340B/41B
[INSTR PRESET], then [CW]
and enter [1]
[0] [MHz]. Press (POWER
LEVEL] and enter
[+1
[1][0] [dBmJ.
the counter should indicate 10 MHz ±1 Hz
±
the resolution
of the counter.
3.
Check the high frequency endpoint.
FOR HP 8340B
Connect the HP 8340B RF output to the 500 MHz-26.5 GHz counter input. Press the HP 8340B
[CW] key and enter [2] [6]
[.1
[5] [GHz].Press [POWERLEVEL] [0] [dBm]. The counter should
indicate
26.5 GHz ±4Hz
±
the resolution of the counter.
FOR HP 8341B
Connect the HP 8341B RF output to the 500 MHz-26.5
GHz counter input. Press the HP 8341B
[CW] key and enter [2] [0] 1GHz]. Press [POWERLEVEL] [0] [dBm]. The counter should indicate
20.0 GHz ±3Hz
±
the resolution of the counter.
NOTE
Since the same time base is used for both the HP 8340B/41B and the
frequency counter, only the displayed frequency is checked. The actual
frequency error is
±
(DUT output frequency/b MHz) X time base error
±
4 Hz (HP 8340B) or 3 Hz (HP 8341B).
4. Check the M/N M Divider frequencies as follows:
4-14
Performance Tests
HP 8340B/41B