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{{Spec|Input frequency      | 100 kHz – 1.8 GHz}}
{{Spec|Input frequency      | 100 kHz – 1.8 GHz}}
{{Spec|Span                | 200 Hz/Div – 100 MHz/Div}}
{{Spec|Span                | 200 Hz/Div – 100 MHz/Div}}
{{Spec|Sweep                | 1 μs/Div to 10 s/Div (1-2-5), manual, external}}
{{Spec|Sweep                | 1 μs/Div to 10 s/Div (1−2−5), manual, external}}
{{Spec|Resolution bandwidth | 30 Hz – 3 MHz in decade steps}}
{{Spec|Resolution bandwidth | 30 Hz – 3 MHz in decade steps}}
{{Spec|Sensitivity          | −128 dBm at 300 Hz to −80 dBm at 3 MHz }}
{{Spec|Sensitivity          | −128 dBm at 300 Hz to −80 dBm at 3 MHz }}
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==Internals==
The input signal passes a 0 to 60 dB step attenuator, a 1.8 GHz low-pass filter, and a 3 dB isolation pad before the 1<sup>st</sup> mixer, with a 1<sup>st</sup> LO frequency between 2.095 GHz and 3.895 GHz.  At spans of 50 kHz/Div and below, the
1<sup>st</sup> LO (a YIG oscillator) is fixed (stabilized by a PLL) and the 2<sup>nd</sup> LO is swept.
The 1<sup>st</sup> IF filter is 10 MHz wide, centered at 2.095 GHz.  With a 2<sup>nd</sup> LO at 2.2 GHz, the signal is mixed to a 105 MHz IF, amplified, filtered again (105±1.5 MHz)and mixed down to 10 MHz (3<sup>rd</sup> LO at 95 MHz).
At the 10 MHz 3<sup>rd</sup> IF, resolution filters (300 kHz L/C, 30 kHz, 3 kHz or 300 Hz crystal filters) can be selected.  The detector (discrete log amplifier) and video filters follow.
The digital frequency readout is a DVM ([[Fairchild 3814]]) working off the the YIG oscillator control voltage, not a frequency counter, which is why it needs to be calibrated before use.
Custom integrated circuits used: [[155-0035-00|155-0035-00 quad opamp]], [[155-0042-02|155-0042-02 Miller Integrator]], [[155-0056-00|155-0056-00 Sweep Control]], [[155-0088-00|155-0088-00 Legend Generator]].


==Pictures==
==Pictures==

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