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Field Strength Measurements
All antennas have loss or gain that can cause errors in measurements. The Cell Master can
correct for antenna loss or gain errors using Field Strength Measurements. The antenna fac-
tors must be uploaded to the Cell Master using the Anritsu Handheld Software Tools pro-
vided with the unit.
Step 1. For a custom antenna, enter the antenna factor information for the specific an-
tenna into the Antenna Editor of the Software Tools (see page 19-7).
Step 2.
On the Cell Master, press the MODE key.
Step 3. Use the Up/Down arrow key to select the
Spectrum Analyzer
mode and press
ENTER .
Step 4. Select the measurement frequency by using
Center
and
Span
soft keys or
Start
and
Stop
keys or
Signal Standard
and
Select Channel
keys
Step 5. Upload the antenna factors to the Cell Master.
Step 6. Press the MEAS/DISP key and select the
Measure
soft key.
Step 7. Select the
Field Strength
soft key from the measurement menu.
Step 8. Press the
Select Standard Antenna
or
Select Custom Antenna
soft key and use
the Up/Down arrow key to select the desired antenna factor file from the stan-
dard or custom antenna list. Press the ENTER key to select.
The Cell Master will now automatically adjust the measurement results based on the an-
tenna factors entered.
Field Str
appears to the left of the trace and indicates that the mea-
surement is enabled. The measurement status also appears in the lower status window along
with the name of the selected antenna.
Figure 5-3 shows the results of a measurement.
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Chapter 5 Spectrum Analyzer Measurements
Figure 5-3. Field Strength Measurements