Accurate and Rapid Measurement of IP 2 and IP 3

Describes a new approach to computing IP 2 and IP 3 with SpectreRF that is both faster and more accurate than the traditional approach. Also given is a way of rapidly estimating CP 1dB. Permission to make copies, either paper or electronic, of this work for personal or classroom use is granted without fee provided that the copies are not made or distributed for profit or commercial advantage and that the copies are complete and unmodified. To distribute otherwise, to publish , to post on servers, or to distribute to lists, requires prior written permission.

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