Atec Agilent-N9330A User Manual
Agilent N9330A
Handheld Cable and Antenna Tester
25 MHz - 4.0 GHz
Technical Overview
Your perfect solution
for today's communications
network cable and
antenna tester
Ensure the reliability
of your cable and
antenna system
Easy to use and
convenient to carry on to
any site.
Today, the increasing range of wireless
applications provides end users on the
move with faster and more diverse
services.
Broadband mobile data and telephony are
now becoming ubiquitous, with coverage
in most urban and many rural areas.
The number of base stations (BTS) needing
fast, efficient installation continues to grow.
Moreover, the vast numbers of existing
installed base stations need periodic
maintenance and, from time to time,
trouble shooting and repair.
Whether you do your own
maintenance, test or rely on third-party
contractors, you know that
well-maintained antenna networks
and cable feed systems help ensure:
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Better voice and data quality
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Fewer dropped calls
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Less dropped links
Consequently, an efficient and effective
cable and antenna tester is now an
essential basic test tools for use by
network engineers and technicians during
such wireless network installation and
maintenance.
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New site installation and
deployment
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Routine maintenance
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Trouble shooting
Verify performance and trouble-shoot base
station cable and antenna systems: test
wide band or narrow band from 25MHz to
4GHz:
Key measurement
Frequency domain
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Return loss vs. Frequency
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VSWR vs. Frequency
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Cable loss test
Distance to fault (DTF)
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Return loss vs. Distance
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VSWR vs. Distance
Tower
Lightning
Damage
Connectors
Untighted
Connector
Signal
Reflection
N9330A Applications
Wireless service providers:
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base station cable & antenna
system I&M
Aerospace and defense: radio
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and radar cable & antenna
system I&M
Broadcasting and radio links:
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cable & antenna system I&M
Utilities, emergency and
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security services
Contractors for above
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Cable Pinched
Coaxial Cable
Test port
Cable
Signal Transmission
Early identification of potential
problems
Booting up fast,N9330A will minimize your
test time,and store test data quickly.
Deteriorating cable and antenna conditions,
such as a loose or corroded connector, a
pinched or restricted cable, or damaged
lightning arrestors cause minor RF
impedance changes. These result in poor
VSWR, power loss and antenna bandwidth
drift.
Early identification of potential
problems
Distance-To-Fault testing uses frequency
domain reflectrometry (FDR) techniques
that readily identify theses slight changes
in RF impedance. Therefore, routine DTF
tests as part of a preventative maintenance
plan help identify these potential problems
allowing timely correction before they make
costly repairs necessary.
You'll find that boot up is fast, test time
minimal, and test data stored quickly.
Alternatively, perhaps you are expanding or
newly installing such services to meet enduser demand for total geographic coverage
and service availability.
Whatever your test circumstances, you
most likely define your test targets as the
number of sites tested per day by your
technicians consequently you'll appreciate
speed is important; adequate data stored
to permit confident post-test analysis.
You will find the Agilent N9330A
tester equally useful, whether you
are relying on the rapid installation of new
civilian network infrastructure,
or working in the rugged field environment
of a military or homeland security
communications modernization programs.
Broadcasting and radio link set up are
further application areas for this tester.
It's truly lightweight, easily handheld,
yet traditionally rugged: important
considerations when testing in the field.
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N9330A optimized usability:
Long battery life
Modern USB connectiviy
Sunlight-viewable LCD
Multi-language UI
Rugged design for field use
Easier operation
You will need the fastest possible
setup of routine test parameters, or want
to select quickly the most common test
functions. We've helped you in this.
Powerful functions:
Smart and fast electronic
calibrator
Powerful post analysis PC
software
A fast job, well done
As a busy technician, you demand
fast tester setup, fast calibration, and a
straightforward, repeatable test procedure.
That's what an Agilent N9330A
tester gives you.
USB memory stick support
USB connectivity for remote control
Fast bootup time
Auto calibration
Test set-up recall
More direct-access hard keys
Rapid cursor control and marker
movement using scroll knob
Easy data logging
Customized, unmistakably named
data files and auto-sequential file
naming
Comprehensive results saved in a
an easy-to-use format
Auto pass/fail test comparisons
We organize front-panel with more hard buttons
and function keys for faster access to essential test
functions.
As well as a faster bootup time, you will
discover that the combination of hardkeys
and softkeys provide an intuitive interface
for all measurements.
You'll discover we have made more of
your most-used functions conveniently
selectable, directly via the large,
front-panel keys without you having to
search through successive screen menus.
We know that working through many layers
of soft keys and screen menu selections
can be tedious and time consuming.
Furthermore, the front-panel knob provides
a simple scroll function, allowing rapid
cursor movement to access data points
across scan displays, or data entries in lists.
Smart, fast calibration
At the start of any new test setup, a threestep calibration is necessary, using an open
circuit, a short circuit, and a calibrated test
load.
The most accurate calibration method is
to use an optional special 'T-combo' open/
short/load. This avoids the need to bring 3
separate calibrators, and makes for easy
use in the field.
'T-combo'
open/short/50 ohm load
N9330A-203
Electronic calibrator
Furthermore, for fastest and automatic
calibration, you can also choose the
N9330A-203 electronic calibrator, simply
connect the electronic calibrator and use
electronic calibration.
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