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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7. Select SPEC ANL screen.
8. Set Span to 1.1 MHz.
9. Set Ref Level to place the carrier peak at the top graticule line.
To set Ref Level:
• From the Marker screen, select Marker To Peak
• Select Marker To Ref Level
10. Tune Center Freq in 1 MHz steps anywhere from 400 kHz to 1 GHz in
search of harmonics, subharmonics, multiples, or spurious emissions.
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NOTE: If spurious emissions are suspect, un-key the Transmitter, and verify that
emissions are from the transmitter and not another source.
To measure spurious emission of the transmitter under test:
• Place at center frequency.
• Or perform the following:
a. Select Main from the Controls field.
b. Select Markers from the Choices field.
c. Position the marker on the desired peak. (Position or Next Peak)
Marker frequency and level are displayed as shown.
Lvl
Freq
SPECTRUM ANALYZER
Marker
MHz
dBm
101.12980
-99.92
BW= 3 kHz
Spurious or Harmonic
Level & Frequency