HP 8902A Quick Reference Manual page 279

Operation Model 8902A
COMMENTS
Use the Measuring Receiver as
a
Down Converter.
The Measuring Receiver can be used as a high-quality, automatically tuneable, down-converter. Use
the IF OUTPUT as the down-converter's output.
Adjacent Spurious Signals.
Check for close-in spurious signals on the RF input by connecting a spectrum analyzer to IF
OUTPUT.
When connecting instruments such as counters to the IF OUTPUT, check that they d o not inject
spurious signals into the IF path. Spurious signals in the Measuring Receiver's IF may generate
measurement error.
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