Check out Commscope website for some tools ,calculators and tips. Watt meter is what we use with a Bird Tester but only up to 2.4 On Dec 17, 2015 8:41 AM, "Adam Moffett" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Specifically 3.6ghz in this case. > In a perfect world I would hope for something that can test from 2.4 up to > 6ghz. > > On 12/17/2015 10:40 AM, Jaime Solorza wrote: > > What frequency? > On Dec 17, 2015 8:29 AM, "Adam Moffett" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> What device could we use to measure return loss at microwave frequencies >> on a coax cable and/or antenna (N-connectors if that matters)? A TDR >> perhaps? Will this cost thousands of dollars or is there a cheap/simple >> tool? >> >> A lot of coax testers I see online are targeted at CATV so I'm guessing >> they won't test at the higher frequencies that we care about in our >> business. I'm afraid I'm too ignorant in this area to make a good product >> choice. >> >> My root issue is that I have a piece of equipment which produces radio >> head alarms. The manufacturer is telling us it's caused by "reflected >> power". They say it could be the unit is faulty, or it could be your >> cables or antennas. So I'm supposed to replace cables and antennas and >> then wait a few weeks to see if the problem comes back, then they'll RMA >> the radio if it does. I'd like to stop wasting time and just have a >> definitive way to test the cables. >> > >
