Specifications

3-10 NOISE FIGURE
MEASUREMENT
CONFIDENCE
CHECK
This test checks the Y-factor dynamic range of the instrument.
Equipment
Required:
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Anritsu NC346B 15 dB ENR Noise Source or Equivalent
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Anritsu 3750R 3.5 mm/SMA Calibration Kit or Equivalent
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Anritsu 3670 Series Throughline
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Mini-Circuits ZJL-4G Amplifier, for 3 GHz Noise Figure or
ZJL-6G for 6 GHz Noise Figure
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+12 volt DC Power Supply (100 mA minimum)
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Various Adapters
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BNC Male to Male Cable (1 m, 3.3 ft. length)
Preliminary
Setup:
Allow the instrument to warm up for at least one hour.
1. Press the Appl key.
2. Select:
CHANGE APPLICATION SETUP
MEASUREMENT TYPE/NOISE Figure
3. Load the Noise Source ENR file as follows:
4. Select:
NOISE Figure SETUP
ENR TABLE OPERATION
LOAD ENR TABLE
FROM HARD DISK/VENDOR ENR TABLE
5. Load the internal ENR extension table file as follows:
NOISE FIGURE MEASUREMENT CONFIDENCE CHECK PERFORMANCE TESTS
3-30 MS462XX MM
NOTE
If noise source ENR
table file is stored on
a floppy disk, select
FROM FLOPPY
DISK/VENDOR ENR
TABLE instead. Refer
to Section 7-6 of the
MS462XX Scorpion
Measurement Guide
(P/N 10410-00213)
for instructions on
how to create a noise
source ENR tablefile.