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RADIO-FREQUENCY (RF) SIGNAL GENERATORS
Controls and Indicators

Neets Module 16-Introduction to Test Equipment
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5-11 The output circuit of the rf signal generator usually contains a calibrated attenuator and an output level meter. The output level meter provides an indication and permits control of the output voltage of the generator. The attenuator allows you to select the amount of this output. The attenuator is made up of a group of resistors that form a voltage-dropping circuit. It is controlled by a control calibrated in microvolts. When the control is adjusted so that the output meter reads unity (1.0), the reading on the attenuator control gives the exact value (no multiplication factor) of the output in microvolts. If an output voltage at a lower value is desired, the attenuator control is varied until the meter indicates some decimal value less than 1. This decimal is multiplied by the attenuator reading to give the actual output in microvolts. An rf signal generator currently in wide use by the Navy is the HP 8640B (figure 5-8). The HP 8640B signal generator covers the frequency range of 500 kilohertz to 512 megahertz, and can be extended to 1,024 MHz by using adapters. Figure 5-8.—Rf signal generator (HP-model 8640B). This completes our discussion of signal generators. The following section deals with an instrument that measures frequency—the FREQUENCY COUNTER. FREQUENCY COUNTERS The signal generators you studied in the previous section provide signals for use in testing, aligning, and troubleshooting electronic equipment. Now, we will study the FREQUENCY COUNTER, an instrument that measures frequencies. Frequency counters are used to measure frequencies already in existence. An example of a typical frequency counter, the model 5328A, is shown in figure 5-9.






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