Individual measurements |
|
reflection (S11), transmission (S21), |
1-port cable loss |
distance-to-fault |
Measurement setup |
Frequency range |
R&S FPC1500 |
2 MHz to 1 GHz |
with R&S FPC-B2 option |
2 MHz to 2 GHz |
with R&S FPC-B3 option |
2 MHz to 3 GHz |
Port output power |
|
–10 dBm (nom.) |
Data points |
selectable |
101 to 2501 |
Measurement bandwidth |
|
100 Hz to 100 kHz in 1/3 sequence |
Trace modes |
|
clear/write, average |
Transmission measurement S21 |
Result formats |
|
magnitude |
Magnitude |
Range |
|
1/2/5/10/20/50/100/120/150 dB, linear 100 % |
Resolution |
|
0.1 dB |
Dynamic range |
|
80 dB (nom.) |
Reflection measurement S11 |
Result formats |
|
magnitude, VSWR, distance-to-fault, Smith chart, phase |
Magnitude |
Range |
|
1/2/5/10/20/50/100/120/150 dB, linear 100 % |
Resolution |
|
0.1 dB |
VSWR |
Range |
selectable |
1 to 1.5, 2, 6, 11, 21 or 71 |
Measurement speed |
|
0.3 ms per point |
Corrected directivity with R&S ZN-Z103 |
2 MHz ≤ f ≤ 3 GHz |
> 42 dB (nom.) |
Corrected test port match with R&S ZN-Z103 |
2 MHz ≤ f ≤ 3 GHz |
> 36 dB (nom.) |
Measurement uncertainty with R&S ZN-Z103 |
|
see figure “Uncertainty of reflection measurement” |
1-port cable loss measurement |
Result format |
|
magnitude |
Range |
selectable |
1/2/5/10/20/50/100/120/150 dB |
Resolution |
|
0.1 dB |
Distance-to-fault analysis |
Result formats |
|
return loss, VSWR with average and maximum indication |
Return loss |
Range |
|
1/2/5/10/20/50/100/120/150 dB, linear 100 % |
Resolution |
|
0.1 dB |
VSWR |
Range |
selectable |
1 to 1.5, 2, 6, 11, 21 or 71 |
Fault resolution in meters |
|
(1.5 × 108 × velocity factor/span) |
Maximum cable length |
depending on cable loss |
1500 m (nom.) |
Immunity to interference |
Maximum permissible spurious signal |
measurement = reflection (S11)/1 – port cable loss/distance-to-fault analysis |
|
+17 dBm (nom.) |