Abstract: The present invention provides a wide band IQ splitting apparatus suitable for using in a spectrum analyzer. A quadrature oscillator 30 generates a pair of quadrature signals. An amplitude and phase adjuster 32 receives the quadrature signals and adjusts the balances of the amplitude and the phase between them. An analog splitter 20 mixes an analog IF signal with the pair of quadrature signals for splitting the analog IF signal into analog I and Q signals. First and second analog to digital converters 22 and 24 convert the analog I and Q signals into digital I and Q signals, respectively. A control and processing circuit detects the imbalances of the amplitude and phase between the digital I and Q signals for controlling the amplitude and phase adjuster 32. The amplitude and phase adjuster 32 is previously calibrated. For this first calibration, the analog splitter 20 receives a first calibration signal instead of the analog IF signal.