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Sidekick
®
Plus Test Set
2 Cable Config
Pressing
2
while on the MAIN MENU screen accesses
the Cable Configuration screen. This screen allows the
user to make any one of a number of changes or addi-
tions to the cables configured for use in TDR, RFL, and
the R-D calculator.
This table is configured in a spreadsheet format, where
additional fields can be accessed by using the left (
4
)
and right (
6
) buttons. To view additional cables, use the
up (
2
) and down (
4
) buttons. To edit the selected field,
press
F1 Edit
. Once all the cable changes have been
made, press
# (Enter)
.
•
Cable:
This field contains a description of the type of
cable used, such as air-cored, filled poly, etc.
•
Dia.:
This field contains the description of the cable
size, either in metric or AWG.
•
Mat.:
This field contains the cable material. Available
choices include “Cu” (copper) and “Al” (aluminum),
“Ag” (gold), or “Au” (silver).
•
Resistivity:
This field contains the cable resistivity.
•
Temp.:
This field contains the base temperature
used for the cable’s temperature coefficient (i.e., the
temperature in which the coefficient is zero).
•
Temp. Coeff.:
This field contains the temperature
coefficient for the cable per each degree. The use
of Celcius or Fahrenheit is set in the configuration
menu.
•
VP:
This field contains the cable’s velocity of
propagation.
