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joeqsmith:
Thanks, I downloaded them an will have a look. 

If the system has been user calibrated, does it still use the data from these files or are they only used as a default when no calibration has been performed?   

joeqsmith:
Looking at Forzaman's 12 on left  compared with Caesarv's 12 on right. 

I wonder when you run the alignment, does the PNA set the output much lower?  I was expecting the power meter to be around 0 rather than -7. 

caesarv:
The mxcal files are always used if available.  Then, when you perform a user calibration, the corrections are applied on top of the existing mxcal values.  I believe that there are also some second order effects with the mxcal files that deal with the phase transitions between bands....but my memory is a bit fuzzy on the exact details.

joeqsmith:
Thanks.  Any  idea about the -7dBm power recorded from the meter?  Mine defaults to 0dBm and I assumed they would run the alignment at that level.   

joeqsmith:
Assuming the datasheet uncorrected values are what we are looking for, my system without these files is no where near that. 

I don't have a good way to measure power  but wanted to try and create these files.   I added support to my software for my Signal Hound BB60C and automated the alignment process.  The SA is limited to 6GHz and is not a good reference.  My software uses 0dBm when performing the alignment.  After 6GHz, I fudged the data.  Assuming the SA was rolling off, I filling out the array with the value measured at 5.5GHzish.   So ignore the data beyond 6GHz.

It appears to improve things a fair amount and with my poor attention to calibration, it may be worth renting a meter to align it. 

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