Agilent Technologies 8719ES User Manual page 153

Making Mixer Measurements (Option 089 Only)
Conversion Loss Using the Frequency Offset Mode
5. To view the conversion loss in the best vertical resolution, press
Scale Ref
.
AUTOSCALE
Figure 2-15 Conversion Loss Example Measurement
In this measurement, you set the input power and measured the output power. Figure 2-15
shows the absolute loss through the mixer versus mixer output frequency. If the mixer
under test contained built-in amplification, then the measurement results would have
shown conversion gain.
2- 19