Application Note
Power Measurements
By Anritsu Company
Introduction
Anritsu's handheld Site Master, Cell Master, BTS Master, Spectrum Master, and VNA Master products provide a wide range of modes and options for power measurements including the High Accuracy Power Meter, the Internal Power Meter, the External Power Monitor, and the Channel Scanner. Each Power Meter solution has its own unique strengths and benefits. The objective of this application note is to discuss the basics of these different power meter solutions and to explain how Anritsu's handheld products can be used to make power meter measurements for different applications.
The first section of this application note covers the basics of power measurements. Why is accuracy important? Common features for the different modes such as Zeroing, Relative Power Measurements, Averaging, and Offset will be discussed here.
The next section of the application note will provide details about each power meter solution and also provide details and procedures describing how to make the measurement for specific modes.
The S331D, S332D, S810D, S820D, MS2711D, and MT8212B products are referred to as the D-platform. The MS2721B, MS2723B, MS2724B, MS2024A, MS2026A, MS2034A, and MS2036A products belong to the Super-H platform.
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