Handheld Units Take On 4G Tests

Feb. 13, 2013

These portable analyzers can be supplied with test signal sources and measurement capabilities through 26.5 GHz.

Those planning to attend this year’s Mobile World Congress, scheduled for February 25-28, 2013, in Barcelona, Spain, can handle the latest Fieldfox handheld analyzers from Agilent Technologies on display at the event. These portable testers weigh just 3 kg and can be configured for top frequencies of 4 GHz through 26.5 GHz in a variety of functional units, including as cable and antenna analyzers and as spectrum analyzers. These versatile test units can be supplied with built-in power meters, with Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers, with vector voltmeters, and with microwave power meters.

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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.