A General Purpose Program for Automatic Production Amplifier Testing Using The HP 8409 Network Analyzer

Summary form only given. This paper discusses a new commercially available test program for the HP 8409 Network Analyzer (-1-18 GHz) using an HP 200 Series Desktop Computer. It primarily supports microwave production test applications with emphasis placed on amplifier testing. The program features, such as thru-put, user friendliness, customized test document formats, and other attributes required for production inspection and test of assemblies, modules and subsystems are discussed.