Laversab ARTS 7000, User Manual, Page: 178 / 194

ARTS 7000 User Manual Aviation Systems
Rev A6 Page 178
MODE S Test Configuration Controls and Selections
Altitude Monitoring Test Screen
Item Description
Port Selection (Cable/Antenna)
Selects the over the air (Antenna) connection Port or the Direct
(Cable) Connection Port.
Ant Cable Length (6, 20 or 60 ft)
When testing MODE S over the air or antenna to antenna – this
field is used to Identify which length of coax cable that is being
used between the ARTS 7000 connector and the ARTS 7000
Pulse antenna. This is used to calculate the loss in the cable.
Aircraft Antenna
Select which antenna is to be tested - Top or Bottom - in a dual
antenna installation.
Set to Bottom for a single antenna installation.
Ant Range Top
Horizontal distance from the ARTS 7000 antenna to the aircrafts
top antenna entered in feet. Does not have to be 100% accurate.
Ant Height Top
Vertical distance from the aircrafts antenna to the ground
entered in feet. Does not have to be 100% accurate.