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4 Hints for Making Better Microwave Counter Measurements 
This Product Note provides four pertinent hints for making better microwave counter measurements, describes the advantages of using a microwave counter, and deals with the unique measurement problems created by the advancement in counter technology.

Application Note 1998-09-01

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8 Hints for Debugging and Validating High-speed Buses 
8 Hints for Debugging High-speed Buses

Application Note 2002-03-05

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8 Hints for Debugging Siemens MCU-based Designs 
A new type of instrument, the mixed signal oscilloscope (MSO), closes the gap in MCU debugging tools. The Agilent 54645D from Hewlett-Packard combines two analog scope channels with 16 digital logic channels, so you can monitor analog and digital lines at the same time. This MSO offers more...

Application Note 1998-11-01

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8 Hints for Making Better Measurements Using Analog RF Signal Generators 
This guide helps you improve the accuracy of your measurements that involve using RF analog signal sources.

Application Note 2001-11-14

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8 Hints for Making Better Measurements Using RF Signal Generators Application Note 
This application provides 8 hints for improving the accuracy of your measurements using RF signal generators.

Application Note 2012-06-27

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8 Hints for Making Better RF Counter Measurements 
This Brochure focuses on making better RF counter measurements by understanding the effects of counter architecture; recognizing the difference between resolution and accuracy, and scheduling calibration to match performance needs. In addition, the impact of timebase options is discussed along...

Application Note 2001-04-10

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8 Hints for Making Better Spectrum Analyzer Measurements (AN 1286-1) 
This application note provides eight pertinent hints for making better spectrum analyzer measurements such as measuring low level signals and indentifying internal distortion products.

Application Note 2009-09-07

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8 Hints for Solving Common Debugging Problems with Your Logic Analyzer (AN 1326) 

Application Note 2007-04-19

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8 Hints For Successful Impedance Measurement (AN 346-4) 
Selection criteria, device characteristics, fixturing and error correction etc.

Application Note 2000-06-01

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8 More Hints for Making Better Scopes Measurements 
This Application Note contains a variety of hints to help you understand and improve your use of oscilloscopes. It includes the following 8 hints: 1. Don't forget to check that probe 2. A quick, easy way to troubleshoot mixed hardware/software prototypes 3. Using scopes to measure noisy signals 4...

Application Note 1999-12-01

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8510 Calibration - Measuring Noninsertable Devices (PN 8510-13) 
The majority of devices used in real-world microwave systems are noninsertable because of the connectors employed.

Application Note 2006-07-13

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8510 Calibration Standard Definitions (AN 8510-5B) 
This Product Note covers methods for specifying calibration standards and describes the procedures for their use with the Agilent 8510 Network Analyzer.

Application Note 2006-07-13

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Achieving Fast Design Cycle Time 
This application note describes how fast cycle time is achieved using the impedance analyzer such as the E4991A and 4294A with the Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools.

Application Note 2008-11-13

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Advanced impedance measurement capability of the RF I-V method (AN 1369-2) 
This application note describes the difference between the network analyzer and impedance analyzer for the measurement principle and actual measurement performance.

Application Note 2001-07-26

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An Introduction to Multiport and Balanced Device Measurements (AN 1373-1) 
The increase in integration in the wireless communications and electronics industries and the need to decrease size, cost, weight, and power consumption is driving design engineers to replace discrete components with more complex modules.

Application Note 2002-11-11

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Best of 8 Hints for Making Better Oscilloscopes Measurements  
Agilent engineers sharing ideas of how to use the equipment they design

Application Note 2008-03-17

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Bluetooth® RF Measurement Fundamentals (AN 1333-1) 
Bluetooth® is an open specification for a wireless personal area network. It provides limited range RF connectivity for voice and data transmissions between information appliances.

Application Note 2006-10-12

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Boosting PLL Design Efficiency From free-running VCO characterizations to closed-loop PLL evaluation 
This application note describes introduces practical solutions for VCO/PLL performance evaluation and gives actual examples of parameter measurements using the E5052B.

Application Note 2008-11-21

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Building Hybrid Test Systems. Ensuring success in two common development scenarios - Application Not 
Application Note 1465-33. When you migrate to a hybrid system that includes LXI along with GPIB, VXI, PXI, or any other architecture, two scenarios are most typical, minimum development time and maximum overall performance

Application Note 2008-10-15

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Comparison of Different Jitter Analysis Techniques With a Precision Transmitter 
This white paper describes how various jitter analysis techniques give dissimilar results. Which is right? We built a precision jitter transmitter to compare results of different techniques where test sets were exposed to known levels of jitter.

Application Note 2006-04-06

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ENA/PNA - Mixers - Calibration Accuracy using FCA (1408-3) 
Improving Measurement and Calibration Accuracy Using the Frequency Converter Application - AN 1408-3

Application Note 2006-08-08

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ENA/PNA - Mixers - Comparing Mixer Measurement Techniques (1408-2) 
This paper compares techniques and instruments for measuring conversion loss and group delay on a single stage converter with an embedded low pass filter. Conversion loss using a: spectrum, scalar, and vector network analyzer.

Application Note 2004-01-28

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ENA/PNA - Mixers - New Vector Characterization Techniques 
This paper presents a novel method for characterizing RF mixers, yielding magnitude, phase, and group delay response of the conversion loss, as well as the input match and output match.

Application Note 2002-10-04

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ENA/PNA - Mixers - Transmission Measurements using FCA (1408-1) 
Microwave PNA Series Network Analyzer Application Note, mixer transmission measurements using the frequency converter application note 1408-1

Application Note 2003-05-16

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Fundamentals of Microwave Frequency Counters (AN 200-1) 
This somewhat lengthy, classic Application Note addresses the microwave counter designer's need for down-conversion techniques. It describes and compares techniques and outlines additional considerations in choosing a microwave counter. Includes some applications of the Agilent 5342A.

Application Note 1997-05-01

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