How accurately and with what level of confidence do you need to measure.
If you start being really precise, the source impedance at different frequencies will also start to be taken into account. So many DC/Audio people might say that the impedance of the DC power supply is low. Yes, when looking at DC. Just to stimulate thought: 20cm 2.5mm diameter copper wire. Its self-inductance is about 200nH. Its inductive reactance is about 25 ohms at 20MHz frequency. But at DC its resistance is about 0.0007 ohm.
But as you told you are not doing "rocket science" level lab work.
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Back to hobby lab.
For linear regulated PSU, noise is typically .5mV so I do need at 1x probe to get down to .5mV/div. That is what makes a 12Bit DSO so nice. Some low noise PSUs claim .005 mV, which seems low to me. I would like to verify.
With SDS800X HD and normal passive probe you are in big difficulties with this kind of noise levels.
But before go further, why you need x1 normal probe. You can take example 50cm RG59 (or other 75ohm coaxial) and its capacitance is about 34pF and for this kind of frequencies and this purpose it can use instead of x1 probe. If you think its bandwidth it is sure better than normal 1/10 probe in x1 mode) (If use 50cm RG58 (50 ohm coax) it have higher capasitance, around 50pF. If you can reduce length you reduce also capasitance what goes parallet with scope input cap.)
But then, you have other problem if you want really verify this level of noise. Even when SDS800X HD is very good in its base noise but now you talk about 0.005 mV(rms I think) noise. Perhaps using this scope and probe you can detect or somehow quess it is there. If you want measure it, well which one uou measure, oscilloscope or Device Under Test (DUT). And if not think this 0.005 mVpeak or rms.. even if think 0.5 mVpeak or rms still reliable measurement...
Lets looks some realities.
Here attached images.
Oscilloscope base noise (input open but most sensitive when probe is set for x10 and then set to x1.
There can see (of course) FFT drops 20dB and normal scope xt display stay same.
Then last image is (now more carefully measured) Siglent PB470 set for x1 frequency response when source impedance is 25ohm.
Swept from 150kHz to 60MHz. Probe tip "coaxially" (BNC - Probe adapter) connected to generator what have external 50ohm Tektronix feed thru in its output so source is now 25 ohm.
Probe set x1 (no probe connected, input open, 20M BW)
If calculate these FFT levels to Vrms... no need even try measure power supply 0.005mVrms... difficult to get any really reliable results.
But if do lot of work and then take this base noise FFT and then run other FFT same time (I have no time now to do demonstration if this may use but based to thinking it may be useful to try)
But you or someone can try: Channel 1 FFT just for reference (scope base noise)... and then Ch2 FFT (same settins) connected to DUT... perhaps it give some image about noise levels over measured BW.
If look image there is FFT level -100 dBVrms. Level responds Sine wave about 28.3 uVpp, 10 uVrms. (0.01 mVrms)
But then, with good low noise preamplifier. With these can do lot of for these measurements - only "sky or money book is limit" how deep can go.
Probe set x10 (no probe connected, input open, 20M BW)
If calculate these FFT levels to Vrms... this is whuy it can say. No way.
If look image there is FFT level -80 dBVrms. Level responds Sine wave about 282.8 uVpp, 100 uVrms. (0.1 mVrms)
Siglent PP470 probe set for x1, Scope BW FULL (200MHz) Signal Source "25 ohm".
Sweep from 150kHz - 60MHz. FFT Window Flat Top. FFT in Max-Hold mode.
Sweep time 600 sec.
If use this kind of probe and then FFT for analyze noise.... just then this response curve can use for corrections when need of accuracy is not so high
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This post was so informative. What I take from it is 1) I dont need to get another probe, the PB470 that came with the Siglent will work just fine for me non-lab quality work. If I want to go beyond 6 Mhz to 20 Mhz, I can compensate with your response curve. 2) I do need a 1x probe - the PB470 will do fine. I will make some measurements and post. I dont quite understand your base noise curve. What I did to get the base system noise was connect up to my power supply with the power supply off. That means the probe was connected to the ends of a 25 ohm resistor and the noise level was much lower than your curve. I will post later along with some power supply measurements.