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| lurker | Post subject: BPSK strange peaks with spectrum analyzer Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 3:40 pm |
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Joined: Wed Mar 25, 2009 3:33 pm
Posts: 1 | Maybe someone can help me:
I used spectrum analyzer with very big rbw to view bpsk signal in peak mode(not RMS).
the data was random
I saw the familiar sinc envalope with nulls at N*Rb (N-integer) .
what's strange is that also I saw strange peaks at LO and multiples of Rb/2.
If I lower the RBW or put detector in RMS the peaks disappear.
I verified it with 2 different signal generators.
It's wither a charectaristic of the signal or spectrum analyzer related phoneomena.
PLEASE HELP ME
confused from Israel....
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| Dexter | Post subject: Re: BPSK strange peaks with spectrum analyzer Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:42 am |
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Posts: 8 | Lurker:
Sounds like LO leakage from improper DC cancellation. You might want to check your DC levels on I/Q data input to the modulator.
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| RDO-RF | Post subject: Re: BPSK strange peaks with spectrum analyzer Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:14 pm |
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Posts: 17 | Hello Lurker,
It is normal to have different measurement results if you read power to a digital modulated signal with different RBW.
Perhaps the best way to analyze peaks on a signal is to trace CCDF curves.
Check if you still have those peaks near LO when filtering a CW or without any signal.. If the tones disappear, then perhaps you have some DC filtering problem.. if they still there, then is something on the synthesizer design..
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Kirt
