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GENERAL INFORMATION
MODEL
8559A
TABLE
1-1.
HP MODEL 8559A SPECIFICATIONS
(2
OF
4)
Maximum lnput (without damage) Levels
Total Power:
+20 dBm (O.lW, 2.2 Vrms) with 0 dB input
attenuation
+30
dBm (lW, 7.1 Vrms) with
2
10 dB input
attenuation
DC:
+-7.1V
AC
(<I00
Hz):
7.1 Vrms
Peak Pulse Power:
+
50 dBm (100W, <10 psec pulse width, 0.01 To
duty cycle) with input attenuation 230 dB
Gain Compression
<0.5 dB for a
-
10 dBm input level with 0 dB
input attenuation.
Average Noi~e Level
The displayed average noise level determines
sensitivity (minimum discernible signal). Signals
at this input level peak approximately 3 dB
above the displayed noise.
Maximum average noise level with
1
kHz resolu
-
tion bandwidth, 0 dB input attenuation, and
video filter at MAX
(detent):
Calibrated Display Range
Log (from Reference Level):
70 dB with 10 dB/DIV Amplitude Scale
8 dB with 1
dB/DIV Amplitude Scale
Linear:
8 divisions with LIN Amplitude Scale
Frequency
Band
(GHz)
01
-
3
6
-
9
3
-
9
9
-
15
6
-
15
121
-
18
18
-
21
AMPLITUDE ACCURACY
With AUTO sweep time selected, amplitude accu
-
racy is determined by one or more of the following
factors, depending on the measurement technique.'
Harmonic
Mode
1
-
1
+
2
-
2
+
3
-
3
+
3+
2When switching to or from the Alternate
IF,
the
REF
LEVEL CAL
and the
FREQ
CAL should
be
readjusted.
Without readjustment, an additional reference level
error of
+
1
dB and an additional frequency readout
error of
+-
1
MHz
may result.
Average Noise
Level
(dBrn)
-
111
-
108
-
103
-
98
-
93
-
92
-
90
Calibrator Output
-
10 dBm
+-
0.3 dB (into
S(X2)
35 MHz
+-
400
kHz
Reference Level
10
-
dB steps and a 12
-
dB vernier for calibrated
Reference Level adjustment from
-
112 dBm to
+
60
dBm.'
Step Accuracy (with
0
dB input attenuationk
-
10 dBm to
-
80 dBm:
k
0.5 dB
-10dBmto-100dBm: k1.0dB
Vernier Accuracy:
+.
0.5 dB
Frequency Response
Frequency response, measured with 0 or 10 dB
input attenuation, includes input attenuator flat
-
ness, mixer flatness, and band
-
to
-
band ampli
-
tude variation:
Frequency Band GHz
01
-
3
6
-
9
3
-
9
9
-
15
6
-
15
121
-
18
18
-
21
Frequency Response
(
+
dB MAX.)
10
10
15
18
2 1
2 3
3 0
lnput Attenuator
0 dB to 70 dB of input attenuation selectable in 10-
dB steps
Step Accuracy:
0 dB to
60
dB, 0.01 to 18.0 GHz:
<k
1.0 dB
per 10
-
dB step
Maximum Cumulative Step Error:
0 dB to
60
dB, 0.01 to 18.0 GHz:
<
k
2.4 dB
Bandwidth Switching (Amplitude Variation)
Bandwidths 3 MHz to 300 kHz:
<
k
0.5 dB
Bandwidths 3 MHz to 1 kHz:
<
+
1
.O
dB
'1nput level not to exceed maximum levels.