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Chapter 4 Calibration Procedures
Recommended Test Equipment
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Recommended Test Equipment
The test equipment recommended for the performance verification and
adjustment procedures is listed below. If the exact instrument is not
available, substitute calibration standards of equivalent accuracy.
* Q = Quick Verification P = Performance Verification
T = Troubleshooting O = Optional Verification
Instrument Requirements Recommended Model Use*
Digital Multimeter
(DMM)
ac volts, true rms, ac coupled
accuracy: ±0.02% to 1 MHz
dc volts
accuracy: 50 ppm
resolution: 100 µV
Resistance
Offset-compensated
accuracy: ±0.1Ω
Agilent 3458A Q, P, T
Power Meter 100 kHz to 100 MHz
1 µW to 100 mW (–30 dBm to +20 dBm)
accuracy: 0.02 dB
resolution: 0.01 dB
Agilent E4418B Q, P, T
Power Head 100 kHz to 100 MHz
1 µW to 100 mW (–30 dBm to +20 dBm)
Agilent 8482A Q, P, T
Attenuator –20 dB Agilent 8491A Opt 020 Q, P, T
Frequency Meter accuracy: 0.1 ppm Agilent 53131A Opt 010
(high stability)
Q, P, T
Oscilloscope 500 MHz
2 Gs/second
50Ω input termination
Agilent 54831B Q, P, T
Adapter N type (m) to BNC (m) N type (m) to BNC (m) Q, P, T
Cable BNC (m) to dual-banana (f) Agilent 10110B Q, P, T
Cable (2 required) Dual banana (m) to dual banana (m) Agilent 11000-60001 Q, P, T
Cable RG58, BNC (m) to dual banana Agilent 11001-60001 Q, P, T
Cable RG58, BNC (m) to BNC (m) Agilent 8120-1840 Q, P, T