Measuring a cw carrier, Measuring a cw carrier -20 – Anritsu Series MS278XB User Manual

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Measurement Examples

Measurements

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MS278XB OM

Measuring a CW Carrier

The following example shows a basic measurement of a 0 dBm, 5 GHz carrier using markers:

1. Preset the analyzer using the Preset button.
2. On the analyzer, set up the following:

Center Frequency: 5 GHz
Span: 20 kHz
RBW: 200 Hz

3. In the Auto Coupling menu, toggle the Sweep Time Coupling to Accy.
4. Select Marker 1 as the active marker and toggle it on, then toggle the Marker Table on.
5. Press the Mkr–>Pk icon to send the marker to the signal peak.
6. Read the frequency and amplitude value from the marker table at the bottom of the graticule.

The display should look like the one in the figure below:

Figure 5-1.

Measuring a CW Carrier

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