DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY TECHNICAL BULLETIN
CALIBRATION PROCEDURE FOR
SPECTRUM ANALYZER,
IF, LF, AND RF PLUG-IN UNITS,
HEWLETT-PACKARD, MODELS
8552( ), 8553( ), 8554( ), 8555( ), AND 8556( )
Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, DC
1 October 2008
Distribution Statement A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DESCRIPTION
Test instrument identification ..........................
Forms, records and reports ...............................
Calibration description......................................
EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
Equipment required ..........................................
Accessories required ..........................................
CALIBRATION PROCESS FOR SPECTRUM
ANALYZER IF PLUG-IN, HEWLETT-
PACKARD, MODEL 8552( )
Preliminary instructions ...................................
Equipment setup................................................
Calibrator output amplitude .............................
Calibrator output frequency accuracy ..............
Bandwidth accuracy ..........................................
Amplitude display accuracy ..............................
Scan time accuracy ............................................
Power supply check............................................
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*This technical bulletin supersedes TB 9-6625-1914-35, dated 28 May 2004.