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How to Characterize CATV Amplifiers Effectively Application Note 1288-4 Using the HP 4396B RF Network/Spectrum/ Impedance Analyzer Page 1 Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1. CATV System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. Main Features of a CATV Amplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3. Evaluation Parameters for a CATV Amplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4. CATV Amplifier Measurement Using the HP 4396B RF Network/Spectrum/Impedance Analyzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4-1. Requirements for network/spectrum analyzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4-2. HP 4396B Basic Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4-3. Features of HP 4396B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5. Network Measurement of CATV Amplifier Using HP 4396B . . . . . 8 5-1. Network Measurement Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 5-2. Transmission Characteristic (Amplitude