Instrument Puts Rf Field Lab In The Palm Of User's Hand

摘要

Said to be the world's most integrated handheld instrument for wireless network field work, the N9912A FieldFox handheld RF tester aims to improves RF engineers' and technicians' productivity, allowing them to install and maintain base stations more efficiently and accurately. The first such instrument to provide immediate calibration to the test port at power-up, the unit, which works from a 4-hour built-in rechargeable battery, combines multiple RF measurement capabilities with test times at least 50% faster than traditional testers. So that users don't have to constantly switch instruments or carry multiple units in the field, the rugged, 6.2-lb unit performs cable and antenna test from 2 MHz to 4 or 6 GHz (depending on options), spectrum analysis from 100 kHz to 4 or 6 GHz, vector network analysis, and true-average-power measurement. It is the only handheld analyzer able to si- multaneously measure return loss and distance to fault, and do so with 1,001-point resolution and 96-dB dynamic range.