FieldFox Handheld Analyzers 4/6.5/9, 10/14/18/26.5/32/44/50/54 GHz
Models N9912C N9913B/C N9914B/C N9915B/C N9916B N9917B N9918B
N9950B N9951B N9952B N9953B N9933B/C N9934B/C N9935B/C N9936B
N9937B N9938B N9960B N9961B N9962B N9963B
Introduction:
The Keysight FieldFox handheld analyzers can withstand your
toughest working conditions with a ruggedized yet light weight and
portable battery powered design for making measurements for RF
devices like cables, antennas, filters, amplifiers, and
signal/spectrum analysis. Create your specialized handheld analyzer
solution by selecting FieldFox options and features to address
cable and antenna test (CAT) spectrum analysis (SA) or vector
network analysis (VNA) real time spectrum analyzer and over the air
digital demodulation analysis required for your application. The
FieldFox analyzers are always ready to make RF measurements,
ensuring every operating mode is flexible enough to meet the needs
of novices and experts alike. The newly introduced C-Series
analyzer, N9912C in particular, makes the FieldFox a truly software
defined instrument.
Highlights
Never Sacrifice Capability or Portability
Keysight's FieldFox portable analyzers are equipped to handle your
toughest working environments during routine maintenance, in-depth
troubleshooting, and anything in between. Choose the
software-enabled FieldFox configuration that best meets your needs.
- Base model includes a cable and antenna tester (CAT)
- Add software-defined measurement functions according to your needs.
- Capture elusive signals with 120 MHz gap-free, real-time bandwidth.
- Measure all four S-parameters simultaneously.
- Make accurate spectrum analyzer measurements without warmup.
- Perform over-the-air measurements for 5G NR and LTE.
- Use GPS/GNSS for geolocation and timestamping.
- Carry one lightweight unit at 3.4 kg (7.4 lb).
Why choose FieldFox?
• A truly software-defined analyzer, the newly introduced N9912C RF
analyzer in particular, offers the maximum flexibility and the
least initial investment to meet rapidly changing market
requirements
• Ideal 5G deployment and field-testing tool with 120 MHz real-time
bandwidth and over-the-air (OTA) measurements
• Ability for 5G, satellite and radar operators to make true RF
coverage measurements, up to 54 GHz and beyond, and beamforming
verification with phased array antenna support
• Simplified field signal monitoring with wideband capture and
recording of fully corrected IQ data
• Highly efficient radar and EW systems diagnostics with spectrum
analysis, full 2-port VNA, power meter, pulse and noise figure
measurements and results that correlate with high-performance bench
top instruments
• Durable handheld analyzers that can withstand your toughest
working conditions
Cable and antenna analyzer (CAT)
Fifty to sixty percent of microwave-link equipment issues are
related to cables, antennas, and connectors. Degraded feeder lines
cause poor coverage, link failures, and reduced sensitivity in the
receive path. To maintain microwave link quality, it is critical to
keep cable and antenna systems in good working condition. FieldFox
is uniquely qualified to provide all the necessary measurements to
troubleshoot and maintain these systems.
Insertion loss and cable loss
Insertion loss or cable loss characterizes the loss of a jumper
cable, feeder cable, diplexer, or gain of a tower-mounted amplifier
(TMA). With FieldFox, you can measure both the 1-port cable loss
and 2-port insertion loss. Also, FieldFox’s extended range
transmission analysis (ERTA) option, is useful for measuring long,
lossy in-situ cables.
Return loss/VSWR
Return loss (RL) or VSWR is the single most important parameter
used to measure and verify a cable and antenna system. This
measurement reflects the power transfer efficiency of a given
system.
Distance-to-fault (DTF) and time-domain reflectometry (TDR)
DTF helps you determine the location and nature of discontinuities
in feeder lines. For example, short, open, or water ingress. With
FieldFox, you can make RL and DTF measurements at the same time.
This helps you correlate overall system degradation with specific
faults in the cable and antenna system. The built-in cable editor
lets you edit existing cable types onsite and save them as new
cable types with user-defined names.
Measure both DTF and TDR in single sweep
FieldFox’s TDR complements RL and DTF measurements. TDR measures
impedance changes along the cable and helps identify specific
faults, RL exposes mismatch issues, and DTF indicates faults and
poor connections. FieldFox is the only handheld instrument that can
measure both DTF and TDR in a single sweep.
