DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY TECHNICAL BULLETIN
CALIBRATION PROCEDURE FOR
SPECTRUM ANALYZER AN/USM-489(V)1
(TEKTRONIX, TYPE 492
W/OPTIONS 01, 02, 03, 08, AND 21)
Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, DC
30 December 2013
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
Preliminary instructions .............................................
Equipment setup .........................................................
Frequency accuracy .....................................................
Calibrator .....................................................................
RF attenuator ..............................................................
IF gain and display accuracy ......................................
Display accuracy and range ........................................
Amplitude variation with change in resolution
bandwidth ....................................................................
Frequency response .....................................................
Preselector ultimate rejection.....................................
Frequency span/div .....................................................
Time/div........................................................................
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*This bulletin supersedes TB 9-6625-2134-24, dated 14 November 2007, including all changes.