SWR TRUE
Antenna Analyzer
Operators Manual
Страница 1: ...SWR TRUE Antenna Analyzer Operators Manual ...
Страница 2: ...applies to the following COMM connect A S products SWR True type 3013 SWR Analyzer Hardware release 2 Software release 3013 suffix 3P Copyright 2012 17 All rights reserved to COMM connect A S Raasigvangen 2 DK 3550 Frederikssund Denmark ...
Страница 3: ...5 Connections 5 Operating 6 Front Panel 6 Power On Off 7 Center Frequency 7 Frequency Span 7 Marker 8 Hold and Copy 8 Menus 9 Backlight 9 Y Scale 9 X Scale 9 Time Date 9 Info 10 Settings 10 Measurements 11 Calibration 12 Specifications 13 XML Feature 14 Accessories 16 Conversion Tables 18 Abbreviations 18 ...
Страница 4: ...SB interface serial interface time of day clock and measurement calculations The RF generator covers the frequency range from 30 MHz to 2700 MHz by using two PLL generator covering 650 MHz to 1450 MHz and 1450 MHz to 2700 MHz The low frequency range from 30 MHz to 650 MHz is covered by mixing the two PLL generators The instrument has a built in time of day clock This clock is used to identify the ...
Страница 5: ...ighter supplied in the accessory kit can run and charge the instrument from your 12 Volt car battery at the same time Warranty The SWR TRUE has a 1 year total warranty covering parts and labor as long as the instrument has been used according to the instructions in this manual and has not been subject to any abuse Warranty will cover the return shipment after repairs Connections Mini DIN Programmi...
Страница 6: ...6 Operating The Front Panel Test Connector Graphic Display Icon Line Keys Charge indicator Hold Battery USB PC RF On USB A Busy Icons ...
Страница 7: ...nter key to change the center frequen cy Note that the Center frequency will have priority over the Frequency span FΔ making automatic adjust to fit inside instrument range Frequency Span Pressing the FΔ button on the keyboard will give a screen with an entry field Span pressing the numeric keys you can enter any frequency span from 0 MHz to 2670 MHz To correct entry you can use the arrow keys Pre...
Страница 8: ...f the screen and adjust the frequency span symmetrical on both side of the new center fre quency Hold and Copy When HOLD is pressed the sweep posi tion indicator stops at the current position and freezes the screen In HOLD mode the frequency sweep is stopped and depending on the setting of Oscillator the RF is either On or Off see menus The COPY key will write the screen contents to the USB Memory...
Страница 9: ...to scale function 3 X Scale The Horizontal scale can be chosen to have different layout 1 Start frequency curser frequency with value and stop frequency 2 Span Frequency FΔ and curser frequency with value 3 Center Frequency Fc and curser frequency with value 4 Center Frequency Fc and Span Frequency FΔ 4 Date and Time The date and time can be entered and will run real time as long as the SWR True i...
Страница 10: ...e to auto power off can be set from 1 to 127 minutes If the power off time is set to 0 the automatic power save function is disabled 2 The contrast of the LCD screen can be adjusted you may adjust from 50 to 99 Factory default is 70 3 The file system may be selected where 1 is the time date format and 2 is the XML format See XML feature on page 14 4 The choice of having the RF generator stopped or...
Страница 11: ...equency band by using the Fc and FΔ By sweeping the frequencies of interest while observ ing the graphs on the screen you should see VSWR or Return Loss curve Antennas are usually designed to have a SWR below a given value within the band for which it is designed As an example a GSM 900 antenna could have the following specifications Range 890 960 MHz SWR less than 2 0 1 typical 1 5 1 Nearby objec...
Страница 12: ... receive and transmit band General hints Always refer to antenna manufacturers specification Antennas may have more than one resonance frequency A very narrow resonance frequency may indicate resonance of cable instead of antenna resonance Cable bro ken or shorted Keep connectors clean and tight Calibration We recommend the SWR True to be recalibrated once every 24 month On the Welcome Menu the Ca...
Страница 13: ...ange 30 C 50 C Calibration Every 24 month recommended Connectors N female RF test connector USB A type for memory key USB B type for serial PC communication Mini DIN for RS232 up to 38400 Baud Power supply 4 NiMH type AA 1 2 V 1 8 Ah rechargeable batteries Batteries NiMH rechargeable and 230 VAC 7 5 VDC charger supplied Auto Power off For battery economy SWR TRUE automatically turns off after user...
Страница 14: ...pe where all info is copied onto the USB memory stick File sys 2 Along with the XML Feature is a USB Memory Stick with program files After inserting the USB memory stick into the SWR True and pressing COPY the Screen is copied to the USB memory stick along with Info data time of day date and table data for each of the 101 data points on screen Taking the USB memory stick to your PC you can execute...
Страница 15: ...s where the name is xxxx Seri al of the instrument yyyy is the sequential file number In the files are the measure ment data for each point on the screen separated by commas Each data entry is the frequency reflection coefficient RHO Return loss in dB and the VSWR The spread sheet files can be viewed with the program CSVIEW located onto the memory stick Data in these spread sheets files can be imp...
Страница 16: ...WR ASS NSN 6625 22 623 9614 Professional carrying case that is water and airtight The carrying case contains 7 5 Volt Auto Charger with Hella connectors that can be used in vehicles with 12 32 Volts Furthermore there is room for 8 pieces N adaptors and 1 pc 7 16 adapter There is extra space for cables and instructions as well as cuts for SafeOne Included Adaptors N male UHF female N male BNC femal...
Страница 17: ...ter driver installation etc you should have an Icon on your Desktop To use the program Insert memory stick into SWR True Connect the USB interface cable from SWR True to your PC Power on the SWR True After welcome screen has completed on SWR True press Copy and wait for busy to disappear Run the 3013 Display program In your PC program select the COM port When Active is displayed in the bottom of t...
Страница 18: ...0 1 22 25 0 056 1 12 30 0 032 1 07 35 0 018 1 04 40 0 010 1 02 Abbreviations SWR VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio RF Radio Frequency MHz Mega Hertz PLL Phase Locked Loop USB Universal Serial Bus RS232 EIA Serial Interface SMPS Switched Mode Power Supply GSM Global System for Mobile dBm deciBell referenced to 1 milli Watt dBd deciBell referenced to half wave dipole ppm parts per million LCD Liquid ...
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Страница 20: ...20 SWR True Type 3013 Operators Manual Version 2 c ...
