Chapter 3 Test Equipment, Service Aids, and Service
3.1
Test Equipment
Table 3-1. lists test equipment required to service the radios.
Description
System analyzer
Fluke 87 digital
multi-meter*
AC voltmeter*
Dual channel
100 MHz
oscilloscope
(Agillent)
RF millivolt meter
SINAD meter* or
SINAD meter with
RMS*
Tools
Table 3-1. Recommended Test Equipment
Characteristics
This item will substitute
for items with an asterisk
(*)
True RMS metering,
200 kHz frequency
counter, 32-segment bar
graph with backlit display
1 mV to 300 mV, 10
mega-ohm input
impedance
Two-channel, 100 MHz
bandwidth, 200 M sample
rate/sec, 2 MB memory/
channel
100 μV to 3V RF, 10 kHz
to 1 GHz frequency range
Without RMS audio
voltmeter or
With RMS audio voltmeter
Application
Frequency/deviation meter and
signal generator for wide-range
troubleshooting and alignment
Digital voltmeter is recommended
for AC/DC voltage and current
measurements
Audio voltage measurements
Waveform measurements
RF level measurements
Receiver sensitivity
measurements