How to Test Cables & Antennas Together in 2023

VISTA, Calif. - May 2, 2023 - PRLog -- Axiom Test Equipment, an electronic test equipment rental and sales company has published a new blog post that covers how testing antennas and cables as an integrated assembly can reveal a great deal about how they will work together within their system. A variety of measurements can help characterize antennas with cables and some of the latest test tools can deliver those measurements when and where needed.

Diverse types of tests, such as frequency domain reflectometry (FDR) or time domain reflectometry (TDR) measurements, can confirm continuous impedance in a signal path formed by antennas and cables. These measurements check for reflections coming along the signal path, using continuous broadband frequency signals in FDR and pulsed signals in TDR. Test units capable of FDR and TDR measurements can isolate problems along the antenna/cable signal path, such as loose or worn connectors. Such measurements can provide information about the distance to a fault with much greater precision than, for example, from visible inspections along a coaxial cable.

Learn more about the most important equipment you will need when checking antenna/cable assemblies for optimum performance by reading the full blog post on Axiom's website: https://www.axiomtest.com/blog/How-to-Test-Cables-and-Antennas-Together-in-2023/

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