Measurement receiver speeds signal-generator calibration

MEASUREMENT receivers are indispensable instruments for calibrating signal sources and attenuators. The increasingly low power levels used in wireless systems demand increasingly sensitive and accurate measurements. To meet t his demand, Anritsu Co. (Richardson, TX), has introduced a new measurement receiver-the model ML2530A (see figure). The receiver measures signals at f requencies from 0.1 to 3000 MHz at power levels ranging from +20 to -140 dB m. It is designed for nse in calibration laboratories as well as research a nd production environments to calibrate attenuator levels and signal-genera tor output levels. Measurements are displayed as units or subunits of decib els, watts, or volts.