PA 3010 set
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6 Application
6.1 Application Notes
When the PA 3010 is supplied with voltage, the LED lights up red continuously.
During normal operation, the PA 3010 heats up. This does not represent a malfunction. The housing
reaches a temperature approx. 15 °C above room temperature.
For reproducible measurement results, it is recommended to let the preamplifier preheat for approx.
20 minutes.
To avoid damage to the PA 3010 preamplifier, coaxial cables must be discharged shortly before
they are connected to the preamplifier (due to its funtion, the input of the PA 3010 preamplifier is not
secured against ESD). For this we recommend to establish a low impedance connection between
the inner and outer conductor of the coaxial cable.
6.2 General Measurement Set-up
The PA 3010 is connected via the SMA output (male) to either the 50 Ω connector of a spectrum
analyzer or an oscilloscope.
A near-field probe is connected to the SMA input (female) of the preamplifier via a coaxial cable with
the SMA male connector (plug).
The provided power supply unit is connected to the DC 12 V (power supply) connection.
Figure 6 - Measurement set-up with PA 3010, spectrum analyzer, near-field probe and DUT