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Recommended Test Equipment
Recommended Test Equipment
The following table is a list of the test equipment required to test performance, calibrate, adjust,
and troubleshoot this instrument. The table indicates the critical specification of the test equip-
ment and for which procedure the equipment is necessary. Equipment other than the recom-
mended model may be used if it satisfies the critical specification listed in the table.
Table 1-5. Recommended Test Equipment
Equipment
Required
Critical Specifications Recommended Model
Use
a
DMM 6 1/2 digit, 0.1 mV resolution, DC
accuracy 0.05% or better
Agilent 3458A P
Adapter BNC (f) to dual banana (m) Agilent 1251-2277 P
Plug-in Module 54750A, 82480A, or 86100A series
plug-in with dual electrical inputs
Agilent 54751A, 83483A,
86112A
P, A
Synthesized CW
Generator
No Substitution Agilent 83712B
Required Options:
1E5 High Stability
Timebase
Recommended Options:
1E1— Output Step
Attenuator
1E8 — 1 Hz Frequency
Res.
1E9 — 3.5 mm RF Out
Connector
P, A
Timing Generator No Substitution Agilent 8133A standard
or Option 002
P, A
Function Generator 10 MHz square wave, 120 mV output,
stability 0.05 ppm/yr
Agilent 3325B Option
001 or Agilent 33250A
P
Attenuator 20 dB, DC to 18 GHz Agilent 33340C
(for Agilent 83712B
without built-in
attenuator)
P
Power Splitter (2) DC to 18 GHz Agilent 11667B P
Transition Time
Converter
2000 ps Agilent 15438A P, A
Cable, BNC
50
Ω, 122 cm (48 in)
Agilent 10503A P, A
Adapter, BNC (m) to
SMA (m)
50
Ω
Agilent E9633A BNC
(m) to SMA (m), 50
Ω
P, A
Cable Assembly, 3.5
mm (m) to 3.5 mm
(m) (2 each)
61 cm (24 in); Frequency range to DC
to 26.5 GHz
Agilent 11500E P, A