Boonton 4500B Peak Power Meter - Manual (Page 189)

Boonton 4500B RF Peak Power Analyzer
Operation 4-117
AUTOMATIC MEASUREMENTS – MODULATED MODE
The Modulated mode is most often used to measure the true average power of a signal on a continuous basis. The average
readings reflect the filtered average value. The peak readings are affected by the Chan # > Exten > Peak Hold setting. If peak
hold is ―On‖, the highest peak value is held until reset by pressing the Top Level > Display > CLEAR menu key. If peak
hold is ―Off‖, the peak value decays at a rate determined by the Chan # > Exten > Filter setting. For memory channels, the
peak value displayed is the peak value at the time the waveform was stored.
The peak-to-average reading is always in dB units and is not measured on External Trigger channels.
Table 4-59. Modulated Mode – Automatic Measurements I
CH1&2 CH 1&2
Name (Power Units) (Voltage Units)
Avg
Average power Average voltage (converted)
Peak
Peak power Peak voltage
Min
Minimum power Minimum voltage
Pk/Avg
Peak to Average Ratio (dB) Peak to Average Ratio (dB)
Dyn Rng
Dynamic range (dB) Dynamic range (dB)
Table 4-60. Modulated Mode – Automatic Measurements II
EXT TRIG 1&2
Name (Voltage Units)
Avg
Average voltage
Peak
Peak positive voltage
Min
Minimum voltage
Pk/Avg
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Dyn Rng
Peak-to-peak voltage