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Theoretical formulas are obtained for estimating the relative levels of spurious “responses” of the output of a spectrum analyzer when the useful signal voltage, the heterodyne voltage, and interference simultaneously act at the input of the crystal mixer.
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Translated from Izmeritel’naya Tekhnika, No. 7, pp. 57–59, July, 2008.
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Sivokon’, I.P., Sinel’nikov, S.A. The limitation of the dynamic range of a spectrum analyzer due to nonlinear processes in the mixer. Meas Tech 51, 786–790 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11018-008-9119-9
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