Hand-held radio test set is versatile

Feb 19, 2008 3:45 PM

Aeroflex has released a new RF spectrum analyzer option for its 3500 hand-held 1 GHz radio test set. The new spectrum analyzer option allows users to see the signals they are receiving. In addition, the 3500 will have P25 parametric test capabilities by summer 2008, making it even more versatile.

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Using an advanced FFT algorithm, the 3500 spectrum analyzer option provides an almost instantaneous display of the RF frequency spectrum. The 3500 has the ability to measure signal levels down to -136 dBm, providing advanced signal analysis in a lightweight platform, weighing less than 8.5 lbs. Operation of the 3500 spectrum analyzer includes span ranges of 10 kHz to 5 MHz and an effective resolution bandwidth as small as 19 Hz. Marker functions are available for the user to measure power in a specified bandwidth.

Based on a rugged design that has been approved by the U. S. military, the 3500 offers a wide range of RF test and analysis tools. Features such as broadband power meter, frequency meter, deviation and modulation Index, SINAD and distortion measurements set the 3500 apart from other portable RF test equipment, said Aeroflex.

According to Aeroflex, P25 tests will include C4FM modulation fidelity, frequency error, power and symbol deviation measurements. It will also generate both the 1011 and O.153 bit pattern for performing digital receiver sensitivity tests, said the supplier.

The 3500 RF spectrum analyzer option is available as Option 35XXOPT01. P25 options will be available in summer.