Agilent Technologies has announced that its FieldFox handheld combination analyzers offer an easier, more cost-effective solution than benchtop instruments, with the accuracy and functionality required for performing precision radar system performance validation, including maintenance and repair in the field. The FieldFox combination analyzers deliver benchtop-instrument accuracy in field-test environments. This performance, coupled with their ability to operate in harsh conditions and hard-to-reach locations, allows radar maintainers to use them for all their radar ground station installation and maintenance measurement needs.
FieldFox analyzers reduce the cost-of-testing while also increasing the uptime of mission-critical systems—critical capabilities for modern radar systems. Such systems are typically classified as ground-based, airborne, ship-based or space-borne and have numerous applications, including civilian air-traffic control, meteorology, traffic enforcement and military.
Civil air-traffic control radar systems are comprised of numerous line replaceable units (LRUs) and have been in place for decades around the world. To maintain these complex mission-critical systems, maintainers have traditionally been forced to use benchtop equipment, frequently beyond its normal support life. Until now, using expensive, high-performance equipment was the only way to ensure accurate and repeatable radar measurements.
The FieldFox combination handheld analyzers, with their all-in-one capability, give radar maintainers the capabilities they need to perform precision radar measurements on complex mission-critical systems in even the most difficult test environments.
Key Features of the FieldFox Combination Analyzers
• An all-in-one combination analyzer that functions as a basic cable and antenna analyzer with spectrum and vector network analysis capabilities.
• A built-in power meter and vector voltmeter.
• LRU-level measurements, including a full pulse analysis capability to 40 GHz using the U2022XA Peak Power Sensor, and relative timing measurement of transmitter main to auxiliary pulses.
• Support for Stable Local Oscillator phase alignment via vector voltmeter mode.
• Compliance with IEC/EN 60529 IP53 requirements for protection from dust and water.
• Compliance with U.S. MIL-PRF-28800F Class 2 requirements.
U.S. Pricing and Availability
Agilent’s FieldFox combination analyzers are now available starting at $10,795. A fully optioned FieldFox analyzer configured and optimized for radar testing in the field is approximately $24,500.
