Hi You really need to know a few things about the Rigol spec:
1) Is it simply a noise measure? If so, at what bandwidth and frequency (narrow will always be lower)? 2) Is it a signal spec? If so with what signal level and settings? Does it include / exclude IMD / harmonics? 3) Is it the spec on the number of screen divisions? (yes, I *have* seen that one) 4) Is it the just spec on the SFDR of the ADC? (assuming it's an ADC -> FFT beast) Without some qualifiers, the big print spectrum analyzer spec's don't mean a whole lot…. Bob On Jul 4, 2013, at 3:56 AM, Mark C. Stephens <ma...@non-stop.com.au> wrote: > I just had a discussion about older spectrum analyser versus the new Rigol > type SA. > > They are saying the Rigol is -80dBc. > > Unfortunately I don't know what the specs of mine are. > Could someone help me out with some noise floor figures for the following? > > > * HP 8566A > > * HP 8568B > > * HP 3585A > > Many thanks, > -marki > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
