Santa Clara, Calif. — Agilent Technologies Inc. has introduced a handheld, battery-operated cable and antenna tester for field engineers and technicians. The N9330A is an easy-to-use instrument that ...

5G millimeter wave (mmWave) devices operating above 24 GHz incorporate millimeter-sized patch antenna arrays or dipole antennas that become an integral part of the device module packaging. Testing ...

Q. I installed a new PL-259 connector on my radio antenna’s coaxial cable several times using both solder and crimp-on connectors. The problem is that, when I screw the threads of the connector’s ...

No doubt one of the most revolutionary tools for the RF side of broadcasting was the advent of the network analyzer. Prior to its invention, measuring the response of an antenna system was more or ...

Cable testing usually is part of construction acceptance testing. Cable acceptance tests give you the "as-built" cable data. Unfortunately, few owners have the important "as-startup-tested" cable test ...

I'm trying to understand how a coax antenna cable works.<BR><BR>My understanding so far is that, at its simplest, an antenna is a piece of wire that is just the right length to resonate at the desired ...

Since satellites are always in different locations, it can be challenging to repeat a test environment for CRPA testing. Historically, testing Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna (CRPA) systems in a ...

Interconnect technology has a key role to play in test-and-measurement applications, whether you need to make a few connections on a benchtop or many connections in an automated test system.