Home < RFDCS Products < Automated Tuner System < Equipment Checklist

Equipment Checklist

The following checklist shows all of the various devices required to perform the noise, power, intermodulation distortion, adjacent channel power, and harmonic load pull measurements described in these web pages. The blue links will take you to pages with more detailed information about products available from Maury Microwave. See our Complete Automated Tuner Systems page to find the right equipment for each type of measurement.

Noise Characterization

Tuner Controller
Source Tuner
Load Tuner
• Bias Supply (Single)
    Input
    Output
• Input Bias

• Noise Figure Meter
• Noise Generator
• Frequency Extender
• Signal Generator (LO)
• Input Bias Meter (optional)
• Output Bias Meter (optional)
• Output Bias T

Power Characterization

Tuner Controller
Source Tuner
Load Tuner
• Bias Supply (Single)
    Input
    Output
• Input Bias Meter (optional)
• Output Bias Meter (optional)

• Input Power Meter 1
• Output PowerMeter
• Input Directional Coupler
1
• Signal Generator
• Amplifier
2
• Input Bias T
• Output Bias T

Intermodulation Distortion 3

• Signal Generator
• Spectrum Analyzer

• Output Directional Coupler
• Power Splitter/Combiner

Adjacent Channel Power 3

• Digitally Modulated Source 4

• Adjacent Channel Power (ACP) Analyzer 5

Harmonic Load Pull 3

Tuner Controller

2nd Harmonic Load Tuner
3rd Harmonic Load Tuner

1Required for power-added efficiency measurements.

2If necessary to boost signal generator output to the level required by the DUT.

3Add to power characterization setup.

4Can replace a standard signal source.

5Some spectrum analyzers can be used for ACP measurements.

Copyright 2006 by Maury Microwave Corporation. All rights reserved.