DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY TECHNICAL BULLETIN
CALIBRATION PROCEDURE FOR
HEWLETT-PACKARD, MODEL 3580A
Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, DC
3 January 2008
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IDENTIFICATION AND DESCRIPTION
Test instrument identification .............................
Forms, records, and reports.....................................
Calibration description ........................................
EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
Equipment required ............................................
Accessories required ............................................
CALIBRATION PROCESS
Preliminary instructions......................................
Equipment setup .................................................
Frequency calibration..........................................
Display accuracy .................................................
Frequency span ...................................................
Log sweep ...........................................................
Bandwidth switching...........................................
Amplitude accuracy .............................................
Amplitude reference level ....................................
Input attenuator .................................................
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*This bulletin supersedes TB 9-6625-2009-35, dated 23 July 2004.