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8566B noticeable negative spikes in noise floor do you see this also?


 

If anyone wants to try to duplicate what I am seeing with their 8566B

Feed a -50dBm 10 Mhz signal into the analyzer with the span set to 1 Mhz center to 10 Mhz, set the reference level to -50dBm, the signal? peak should be at the top of the screen.

Do you notice negative spikes extending about 3 divisions, I see blips as much as 4 divisions into the negative? This doesn't appear to be normal to me.


 

The negative peak spikes appear transient blips, they don't seem to be part of the normal negative peaks.


 

Attached is what I get?on the test you suggested.
HP 8566B

On Thu, Aug 18, 2022 at 10:05 AM DW <wilson2115@...> wrote:
The negative peak spikes appear transient blips, they don't seem to be part of the normal negative peaks.


 

Thanks for the reply Popig, this gives me a good reference.