Aeroflex 8800 analog and digital radio test set

Aeroflex has introduced the 8800 Radio Test Set, a high-performance, economical radio test system for analog AM and FM, and digital P25, DMR, dPMR, NXDN, and ARIB T98 technologies.

The 8800 has a measurement range of -140 dBm to 500 W and is of a hybrid portable design that provides bench-level test features but with low weight, ruggedness and 2.5 h internal battery.

It has a large, easy-to-read colour display that enables multiple meters and analysis functions to be viewed simultaneously, plus a capability known as Fast Stack, which speeds access to meters and analysis functions by enabling them to be stacked and then instantly accessed at the press of a button.

Other features include user-configurable presets and frequency lists, as well as colour meters with graphical indicators for pass/fail results that enable tests of analog and digital radios by performing transmit and receive tests over multiple frequencies in just seconds.

The 8800 has a typical RF power meter accuracy of 6% and FM deviation meter accuracy of 3%. Digital analysis capabilities include multiple meters, such as FSK error and symbol deviation, along with advanced distribution, constellation and eye diagram plots for digital modulation analysis. For DMR, it has an exclusive TDMA power burst profile mask to ensure that the TDMA bursts are within ETSI profile specifications. The 8800 also has digital audio quality analysis, regardless of the vocoder technology within the radio, using a unique record and playback function.

An optional tracking generator provides fast swept measurements for VSWR, return loss, insertion loss, distance to fault, as well as tuning duplexers. Results are displayed both graphically and numerically. Additionally, the 8800 features an optional ‘internal’ inline power meter rated at 500 W with 4% accuracy.