Agilent Korea (CEO and President Yoon Deok-kwon) announced the handheld FieldFox analyzer, designed to simplify the radar field testing process.

Radar is the most critical component in communication systems for the aerospace and defense industries. However, conducting radar tests in the field presents challenges, as engineers and technicians must transport multiple pieces of equipment to the site. Existing handheld devices lack the performance capabilities required for pulse signal measurement, so results obtained in the field using these devices often differ from those obtained using laboratory equipment.

With the Agilent FieldFox analyzer featuring a new pulse measurement option, users can verify and measure radar pulse characteristics, S-parameters, spectrum analysis, and transmitter power in the field using a single device. Furthermore, all results measured by the FieldFox match those obtained from laboratory benchtop analyzers.

By using FieldFox's pulse measurement options together with the Agilent U202x peak power sensor (supporting 18- and 40-GHz models), radar signal quality can be characterized more efficiently. By using them together, maintenance managers can verify the quality of radar signals without having to transport heavy benchtop equipment to the field. With the press of a single button, you can measure pulse characteristics and verify key performance on-site.

"The core function of the Agilent FieldFox analyzer is to provide precise measurements in the field," said Dan Dunn, General Manager of Handheld Products at Agilent's Component Test Division. "Agilent's new pulse measurement aims to enable customers to conduct radar tests more easily in the field using FieldFox and to continuously experience Agilent's performance."

Improved Calibration Engine

The Agilent FieldFox Calibration Engine now supports the ECal module. The ECal module reduces the number of connection steps and calibration time required for calibration, while providing consistency in measurement results. FieldFox enables improved accuracy by reducing user error.

Efficient radar field testing

The FieldFox analyzer boasts a variety of features designed to simplify the radar field testing process. Integrating InstAlign, a spectrum analyzer with time gating capabilities, burst triggering, and pre-triggering functions into a single device, it enables the verification of most RF pulse transmitters in the field.

InstAlign is a spectrum analysis technology that accurately measures radar spectrum and power without time-consuming amplitude calibration and equipment warm-up. Its time gating function, useful for engineers testing the pulse characteristics of radar systems, allows users to view both frequency and time domains simultaneously. The Agilent FieldFox analyzer, including time gating and burst trigger/pre-trigger functions, can measure very narrow RF pulses (width of 1 µs or less) within a short sweep time of 8 µs.

Agilent offers a family of affordable microwave waveguide calibration kits for use in C, X, Ku, and K-band radar, satellite, and microwave backhaul communications measurements. These waveguide calibration kits can be used to achieve excellent measurement results during field maintenance and troubleshooting.