System amplitude accuracy, Linear to log scale switching uncertainty, Display scale fidelity – Atec Agilent-8542E-8546A User Manual
Page 2: Gain compression, Third order intercept point
Amplitude Specifications
Characteristic Noise Indication with CISPR Measurement Bands
(0 dB attenuation, 50
Ω
input termination)
Band A, 9 to 150 kHz (200 Hz BW)
Peak
Quasi-Peak
Average
Preamp off
15 to –15 dBµV
6 to –25 dBµV
3 to –27 dBµV
Preamp on
2 to –28 dBµV
–7 to –29 dBµV
–9 to –31 dBµV
Band B, 150 kHz to 30 MHz (9 kHz BW)
Preamp off
–3 dBµV
–11 dBµV
–18 dBµV
Preamp on
–8 dBµV
–15 dBµV
–21 dBµV
Band C, 30 MHz to 1 GHz (120 kHz BW)
Preamp off
9 dBµV
2 dBµV
–5 dBµV
Preamp on
4 dBµV
–2 dBµV
–10 dBµV
System Amplitude Accuracy
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3*
9 kHz to 50 MHz
20 MHz to 2.9 GHz
1 to 6.5 GHz
Specification
± 2 dB
± 2 dB
Characteristic
±1 dB
±1 dB
± 3 dB
Linear to Log Scale Switching Uncertainty
85422E/85462A
± 0.25 dB at reference level
Display Scale Fidelity
85422E/85462A
Log maximum cumulative
(0 to –66 dB from reference level, 0 to –64 dB for Band 3 only)
3 kHz to 3 MHz IF BW
±(0.3 dB + 0.01 x dB from reference level)
≤
1 kHz IF BW
±(0.4 dB + 0.01 x dB from reference level)
Log incremental accuracy
±0.4 dB/4 dB
(0 to –56 dB from reference level; 0 to –54 dB for Band 3 only )
Linear scale
±3% of reference level
Gain Compression
(Specification is derived from measured distortion with a total power at the input mixer of
–
10 dBm.
If the IF BW
≤
300 Hz, this applies only if signal separation
≥
4 kHz and the signal amplitude is
≤
reference level + 10 dB.)
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3*
9 kHz to 50 MHz
20 MHz to 2.9 GHz
1 to 6.5 GHz
200 kHz
≤
f
0
<10 MHz
< 0.75 dB
< 0.75 dB
< 0.75 dB
f
0
≥
10 MHz
< 0.5 dB
< 0.5 dB
< 0.5 dB
Characteristic 1 dB compression point
8542E/8546A
( f
0
≥
10 MHz)
Preamp off
89 dBµV
89 dBµV
102 dBµV
Preamp on
77 dBµV
77 dBµV
77 dBµV
(9 kHz <f
0
<
10 MHz)
Preamp off
85 dBµV
Preamp on
72 dBµV
85422E/85462A
( f
0
>
10 MHz)
(No bands)
Preamp off
102 dBµV
Preamp on
75 dBµV
(9 kHz
≤
f
0
≤
10 MHz)
Preamp off
95 dBµV
Preamp on
68 dBµV
Third Order Intercept Point
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3*
Bypass
f
0
> 200 kHz, signal separation >50 kHz
9 kHz to
20 MHz to
1 to
9 kHz to
8542E/8546A
50 MHz
2.9 GHz
6.5 GHz
2.9 GHz
Preamp off
97 dBµV
97 dBµV
112 dBµV
112 dBµV
Preamp on
85 dBµV
85 dBµV
85 dBµV
85 dBµV
85422E/85462A
(No Bands)
Preamp off
112 dBµV
Preamp on
85 dBµV
* For 8546A EMI receiver only