Functions and Measurements
Making Distortion Measurements
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The signal produces harmonic products (spaced 200 MHz
from the original 200 MHz signal) in the analyzer input
mixer as shown in
4
Change the center frequency to the value of the first
harmonic:
Press Peak Search > Next Peak
Press Marker > Marker To > Mkr -> CF
5
Change the span to 50 MHz and re- center the signal:
Press Span > 50 > MHz
Press Peak Search
Press Marker > Marker To > Mkr -> CF
6
Set the attenuation to 0 dB:
Press Amplitude > Attenuation > 0 > dB
7
To determine whether the analyzer generates harmonic
distortion products, first display the trace data in trace 2 as
follows:
Press Trace/Det > Select Trace > Trace 2
Press Clear Write
8
Allow trace 2 to update (minimum two sweeps), then store
the data from trace 2 and place a delta marker on the
harmonic of trace 2:
Press Trace/Det > View
Press Peak Search
Press Marker > Mode > Delta
The analyzer display shows the stored data in trace 2 and
the measured data in trace 1. The MarkerΔ indicator reads
the difference in amplitude between the reference and active
markers.
9
Increase the RF attenuation to 10 dB:
Press Amplitude > Attenuation > 10 > dB
Figure 3-16
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