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The heart of the unit is an RF assembly built around a proprietary bi-directional RF power sensor designed specifically to cover the 2.4 GHz, 5.3 GHz, and 5.8 GHz bands. The sensor consists of series connected couplers; one senses forward signal strength - the other senses reflected signal strength. Twin leveling-loop circuits keep a pair of detection diodes at fixed potentials, maintaining conduction in each diode’s square-law region. The design minimizes modulation error while maintaining a fast response time. Readings from both detection circuits are converted by a microcontroller to generate the display readings. Each frequency band has been independently calibrated at the factory over the -10 to 50 degrees C temperature range and the data stored in the microcontroller’s integrated EEPROM.
The t-meter family provides the only hand-held solution for easily making measurements of forward power, reflected power and VSWR. Having a t-meter allows for quick and effective troubleshooting and verfication of newly installed system-level hardware. Without in-line attenuation, each meter will directly measure RF signals from 0dBm to +20dBm. With a 10dB inline attenuator, readings are scaled up to a range of +10dBm to +30dBm. With a 20dB attenuator, readings are scaled from +20dbm to +40dBm. With a 30dB attenuator, readings are scaled from +30dbm to +50dBm.