Mechanical Cal - Agilent Technologies FieldFox N9923A User Manual

 Select/Change Cal Type. The FieldFox always RECOMMENDS a Cal Type that
 Press
No Connection
 Disconnect the DUT from the FieldFox.
 If a jumper cable or adapter is required to connect the DUT to the FieldFox,
 Do NOT connect anything at the cal reference plane where the DUT connects.
 Press
Optionally Connect Load(s)
 Optionally connect a LOAD standard at the point where the DUT will be
 Attach and measure Loads when:
 Otherwise, or when making DTF measurements, press
Connect THRU (Not used for 1-port cals)
 Connect port 1 to port 2, either by mating the connectors that attach to the
 Press Finish.
CAL ON Q
corrected with QuickCal.

Mechanical Cal

Mechanical Calibration is performed using discrete standards from a Cal Kit.
Several Cal Kit definitions are built into the FieldFox. For a complete list of
supported Cal Kits, see the FieldFox specifications, beginning on page 134.
NOTE You can edit these Cal Kit definitions or add a new Cal Kit using the DataLink
software, available at:
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Press
Change Gender
o
Next...
Then press
o
will quickly and accurately calibrate all of the displayed S-parameters. The
other Cal Types that are listed will NOT necessarily calibrate all of the
displayed S-parameters. Learn more about Cal Types on page 57.
Using the ▲|▼ arrows or rotary knob, select a Cal Type, then press
o
and Finish.
Start Calibration
connect those components to the FieldFox test ports connectors. The effects of
those components will be measured and removed during the calibration, and
only the effects of the DUT will be displayed in the measurement results. These
should be high-quality components!
Measure
connected. Then press Measure.
A jumper cable or adapter is used to connect the DUT to the FieldFox.
o
Measuring a DUT with good match (return loss > 15 dB).
o
load would do little to improve accuracy.
DUT (Flush THRU), or by using a short jumper cable. Learn more about Flush
THRU on page 57. Then press Measure.
is shown on the screen for all displayed measurements that are
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to change the gender of the DUT connector.
to make the selection.
Select
Step. Measuring a
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