Increasing Dynamic Range - HP 8753E User Manual

Increasing Dynamic Range

Dynamic range is the difference between the analyzer's maximum allowable input level and
minimum measurable power. For a measurement to be valid, input signals must be within these
boundaries. The dynamic range is affected by these factors:
test port noise floor
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You can increase the analyzer's source output power so that the test device output power is at
the top of the measurement range of the analyzer test port.
Press LMenu) @&j$& and enter the new source power level, followed by Ixl).
Caution
TEST PORT INPUT DAMAGE LEVEL: + 26 dBm
Since the dynamic range is the difference between the analyzer's input level and its noise floor,
using the following techniques to lower the noise floor will increase the analyzer's dynamic
range.
Each tenfold reduction in IF (receiver) bandwidth lowers the noise floor by 10 dB. For example,
changing the IF bandwidth from 3 kHz to 300 Hz, you will lower the noise floor by about
10 dl3.
2. Enter the bandwidth value that you want, followed by @).
Changing Measurement Averaging
You can apply weighted averaging of successive measurement traces to remove the effects of
random noise.
Enter a value followed by (x1)
2.
Refer to the "Application and Operation Concepts" chapter for more information on
averaging.
Optimizing Measurement Results