Portable Testers Read PIM Levels

Jan. 22, 2013

Portable PIM testers include dual tones with adjustable levels to +44 dBm for DAS analysis.

A line of portable passive-intermodulation (PIM) testers from AWT Global provides the flexibility of two built-in test carriers with adjustable level range of +15 to +44 dBm for each carrier. Suitable for testing outdoor wireless cells and in-building distributed antenna systems (DASs), the PIM+ series of portable PIM testers can be equipped with a variety of optional measurement capabilities, such as automatic return-loss, distance-to-fault (DTF), and distance-to-PIM (DTP) test functions. The portable testers, which are supplied with solid-state drives for storing data, are available for frequency ranges specific to cellular standards, such as the 700-, 850-, 900-, 1800-, 1900-, 2100-, and 2600-MHz mobile communications bands.

AWT Global, 2001 Rte. 46, Waterview Plaza, Ste. 310, Parsippany, NJ 07054; (973) 321-3423, FAX: (973) 402-8912, www.awt-global.com.

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Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.