User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 1 Getting Started With The Test Set
- 2 2 Measurements Considerations
- 3 3 Testing FM Radios
- FM Off The Air Monitoring/Determining Unknown Tran...
- FM Output Power, Deviation, and Frequency/Frequenc...
- FM Deviation and Symmetry Measurement
- FM Microphone Sensitivity and Modulation Limiting ...
- FM CTCSS Encoder Frequency and Deviation Measureme...
- FM CDCSS Coding and Deviation Measurements
- FM DTMF Encodes and Deviation Measurement
- FM Audio Distortion Measurement
- FM Harmonics and Spurious Output Measurement
- FM Audio Output Power Measurement
- FM SINAD, Receiver Center Frequency, and Modulatio...
- FM Variation Of Sensitivity With Signal Frequency ...
- FM 20 dB Quieting Sensitivity Measurement
- FM Critical and Maximum Squelch Sensitivity Measur...
- FM CTCSS Sensitivity and Bandwidth Measurement
- FM CDCSS Sensitivity Measurement
- FM Audio Frequency Response Measurement
- FM Audio Distortion Measurement
- FM Spurious Response Attenuation Measurement
- 4 4 Testing AM Radios
- AM Off The Air Monitoring/Determining Unknown Tran...
- AM Output Power, Deviation, and Frequency/Frequenc...
- AM Microphone Sensitivity and Modulation Limiting ...
- AM Audio Distortion Measurement
- AM Harmonics and Spurious Output Measurement
- AM Envelope Display Measurement
- AM Audio Output Power Measurement
- AM Sensitivity Measurement
- AM AGC Measurement
- AM Squelch Sensitivity Measurement
- AM Audio Frequency Response Measurement
- AM Audio Distortion Measurement
- AM Spurious Response Attenuation Measurement
- 5 5 Testing SSB Radios
- 6 6 Spectrum Analyzer Measurements
- Measuring Transmitter High/Low Power Signals
- Field Strength Measurements
- Analyzing External Transmitter Inter-modulation Di...
- Basic Measurements with the Tracking Generator
- Antenna Return Loss (VSWR) Measurement & Tuning
- 1/4 Wave Coaxial Filter Tuning (Swept)
- Cable Fault Locations
- Passive Cavity Insertion and Return Loss Measureme...
- Repeater System Effective Sensitivity Measurement
- 7 7 Oscilloscope Measurements
- 8 8 Configuring for Measurements
- 9 9 References
- 10 10 HP 8920A Specifications
- RF Frequency
- Output
- Spectral Purity
- FM
- AM
- TDMA Signal Generator
- Frequency
- Output Level
- RF Power Measurement
- RF Frequency Measurement
- FM Measurement
- AM Measurement
- SSB Measurement
- TDMA Analyzer
- Frequency Measurement
- AC Voltage Measurement
- DC Voltage Measurement
- Distortion Measurement
- SINAD Measurement
- Audio Filters
- Frequency
- Tracking Generator
- Adjacent Channel Power
- TCXO (Standard)
- OCXO (Option 001)
- 11 11 HP 8920B Specifications
- RF Frequency
- Output
- Spectral Purity
- FM
- AM
- TDMA Signal Generator
- Frequency
- Output Level
- RF Power Measurement
- RF Frequency Measurement
- FM Measurement
- AM Measurement
- SSB Measurement
- TDMA Analyzer
- Frequency Measurement
- AC Voltage Measurement
- DC Voltage Measurement
- Distortion Measurement
- SINAD Measurement
- Audio Filters
- Frequency
- Tracking Generator
- Adjacent Channel Power
- TCXO (Standard)
- OCXO (Option 001)

SSB Transmitters
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Measurement Procedure:
1. Connect the Transmitter as shown.
CAUTION: The RF present at the Test Set RF IN/OUT connector must not exceed 60W
continuous (or 100 Watts for 10 sec/minute) or permanent instrument damage
may result.
On the Test Set:
2. Press the PRESET key.
Using the knob and data entry keys:
3. Set Amplitude to Off.
4. Set AFGen1 To to Audio Out.
5. Assign global key k1’ to AFGen1 To.
a Select AFGen1 To mV field.
b Press the SHIFT key.
c Press the ASSIGN key.
d Press the k1’ key.
6. Set AFGen2 Freq to 1.6 kHz.
7. Set AFGen2 To to Audio Out at 50 mV.
8. Set AFGen2 To to Audio Out.
9. Assign global key k2’ to AFGen2 To.
Assign like in step 5..
Test Set Options Required
Spectrum Analyzer/Tracking Generator (option 102)
Special Test Considerations
"Cable and Adapter Loss" on page 46.
Also, the accuracy and stability of both the AF source and
the RF power measurement device, and knowledge of the
transmitter’s carrier suppression and the current operating
side-band selection are required for precise measurements.