Steve Murray
 Write for Microwaves & RF
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December 2006   [Test & Measurement]
Beware Of Spectrum Analyzer Power Averaging Techniques
Averaging is a common technique for reducing the measurement uncertainty inherent in all measurements. Performing the same measurement a number of times and averaging the results can reduce the randomness of the experimental result. Averaging is an automatic function available in most instruments. Rather than returning noise-ridden results, an instrument may make 100 measurements, calculate the average, and return just that average as the measured result. But power averaging in...