Reducing The Effect Of Spurious Responses - Agilent Technologies 8753ET User Manual

Making Mixer Measurements
Measurement Considerations
Figure 2-2. Conversion Loss versus Output Frequency Without Attenuators at
Mixer Ports
Figure 2-3 Example of Conversion Loss versus Output Frequency with
Attenuation at All Mixer Ports

Reducing the Effect of Spurious Responses

By choosing test frequencies (frequency list mode), you can reduce the effect of spurious
responses on measurements by avoiding frequencies that produce IF signal path
distortion.
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