A test signal for determining a frequency-dependent or any other property of a receiver path is proposed. The test signal comprises, in a time domain representation, a sequence of discrete states that may be periodically repeated and that gives rise to a plurality of discrete tones in a frequency domain representation of the test signal. The test signal can be utilized for determining a frequency-dependent imbalance (e.g., an IQ imbalance) between different signal branches of a receiver or transmitter.