Instructions

RF Explorer Signal Generator User Manual page 23
Power Menu (baseline model)
The baseline model has limited power levels available when compared to the Combo model.
 CW Power: Power level used for Generator CW mode and Frequency Sweep mode.
 Start Power: Lower power level for Amplitude Sweep
 Stop Power: Higher power level for Amplitude Sweep
 Power Steps: number of steps used in Amplitude Sweep, automatically calculated based on
Start/Stop power settings.
To navigate through the menu, just use [Up] and [Down] keys to go to the option you want, then click on
[Enter] as many times as required to change the power value. The Power Steps setting is not editable
(automatically calculated).
Power Levels (baseline model)
The RF Explorer Signal Generator baseline model delivers 8 different power levels, nominally specified as per
table below:
RF output power (nominal)
High Power
Power Switch
0dBm (1mW)
ON
4
-3dBm (0.5mW)
ON
3
-6dBm (0.25mW)
ON
2
-9dBm (0.125mW)
ON
1
-30dBm (1uW)
OFF
4
-33dBm (0.5uW)
OFF
3
-36dBm (0.25uW)
OFF
2
-39dBm (0.125uW)
OFF
1
These are ideal power levels that are not actually constant with frequency. Actual power levels are a
function of frequency, as depicted in graph below. This graph is generic but every RF Explorer Signal
Generator includes an internal calibration table, produced in the factory at calibration time, with actual
values for accurate reading on screen.