How accurately do you NEED to measure power? Is this the start of a new Group... Power Nuts?
The 432A / 478A / 8477A and a good DMM is waaay good enough for ANY real engineering use. -John ====================== > and... I forgot to mention the Rohde & Schwarz NRS that goes from DC to > 15 GHz. > The maximum accuracy method (advanced substitution method - using a > standard cell) described in the manual is probably what you're looking > for. > Btw. mine has all three available heads for 50, 60 and 75 ohms. I've > been close to selling it until I discovered what a marvelous instrument > it is. > > Adrian > > > Joseph Gray schrieb: >> We all have our various highly accurate frequency and perhaps time >> references. Is there a relatively simple and inexpensive method of >> making an accurate RF power level reference? If so, then what do we >> calibrate it with, not already having such an accurate reference? >> >> One possibility that comes to mind is an HP 436A power meter. These >> are abundant and usually have no sensor probes (which are expensive). >> They also have a built in 50MHz, 0dBm reference. However, without more >> fancy test equipment, I have no way to calibrate the reference, or >> even verify that it is accurate. >> >> Joe Gray >> KA5ZEC >> >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
