Anritsu MT8222B BTS Master base station analyser

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The MT8222B BTS Master is a next-generation handheld base station analyser that supports the 4G standards now being deployed, as well as installed 2G/3G networks.

Combining the advantages of the Master platform with new measurement capability, the analyser provides users with a lightweight, handheld analyser that can accurately and quickly measure all the key wireless standards, including LTE, WiMAX, WCDMA/HSDPA, CDMA/EV-DO and GSM/EDGE.

A 20 MHz demodulation capability has been designed into the platform, allowing the instrument to measure LTE and WiMAX signals. Additionally, it features a 30 MHz zero span IF output for external demodulation of virtually any other wideband signal.

For receiver testing, a vector signal generator option is available that covers 400 MHz to 6 GHz and can generate two simultaneously modulated signals, plus noise.

Two-port cable and antenna analysis from 400 MHz to 6 GHz can be conducted and all key measurements including return loss, cable loss, VSWR and distance-to-fault can be made. It can also measure gain, isolation and insertion loss, to verify sector-to-antenna isolation.

The instrument also has spectrum analysis capability. In this mode, the instrument has a wide frequency range of 150 kHz to 7.1 GHz, low phase noise of typically -100 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset, low displayed average noise level of typically -163 dBm in 1 Hz RBW and wide dynamic range of >95 dB in 1 Hz RBW.

A number of options is available to configure it to suit the specific measurement requirements of any field test application. Among the options are a 140 MHz zero span IF output with 30 MHz IF bandwidth, a GPS receiver that works with the analyser’s standard 3.3/5 V bias tee that enables connection to BTS site GPS antennas and frequency output and input with 25 ppb accuracy.

The analyser features Anritsu’s Master Software Tools and Line Sweep Tools data management and analysis software. Up to a week’s worth of data collected can be consolidated into one file through the MST’s Folder Spectrogram’s 3D view. Users have one file to view threshold level, zoom and independent 3-axis rotation control.

Designed specifically for the field, the MT8222B BTS Master measures 315 x 211 x 94 (mm), weighs 4.9 kg, and is battery operated.