NOTE: Refer to the table on the inside of the manual
back cover for a listing of common coaxial cables
showing values for “Dielectric,”“Relative Velocity,”
“Dielectric Constant,” and “Nominal Attenuation in
dB/m@ 1000 MHz”.
Distance
Sub-Menu
Provides for setting the cable loss and relative propa-
gation velocity of the coaxial cable. Selected values
may be changed using the keypad or Up/Down Ar-
row key.
Choosing
MORE
causes the soft keys, below, to be
displayed and the corresponding values to be shown
in the message area.
q
LOSS — Opens the Cable Loss parameter for data
entry. Enter the loss per foot (or meter) for the
type of transmission line being tested. Press
EN-
TER
when data entry is complete. (Range is 0.000
to 5.000 dB/m)
q
PROP V
(relative propagation velocity) — Opens
the Propagation Velocity parameter for data entry.
Enter the propagation velocity for the type of
transmission line being tested. Press
ENTER
when data entry is complete. (Range is 0.010 to
1.000)
q
CABLE
— Opens a menu of common coaxial ca-
bles. Use the up/down arrow key and
ENTER
key
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