A Guide to Calibrating Your Spectrum Analyzer

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A Guide to Calibrating Your Spectrum Analyzer (684.99 KB)

This application note is intended both to help application engineers who work with spectrum analyzers understand the importance of regular calibration and to explain to calibration lab metrologists the key steps in calibrating a spectrum analyzer. It begins with a brief recap of what a spectrum analyzer is and what it does and then goes on to describe several of the most important tests needed to keep your spectrum analyzer operating within specifications.