RFScanner, Antenna Pattern measurement, 300MHz - 6 GHz

The RFScanner is an Antenna Pattern Characterization, Measurement, and Diagnostic Tool on your Lab-bench. 

The RFScanner is a compact bench-top scanner that characterizes antennas in your own lab environment in real time.

The RFScanner measures the amplitude and phase of near-field magnetic emissions and uses these data to provide far-field patterns, bisections, EIRP and TRP and other parameters in seconds.

The RFScanner give insights into the root causes of antenna performance challenges and help troubleshoot far-field radiation patterns in real-time. mere seconds.

• Frequency Range of 300 MHz to 6.0 GHz
• Far-field patterns and Bisections, including EIRP / TRP / PRD, Circular and linear polarization and axial ratio patterns
• Near-field insights such as Amplitude and Phase distribution are available in  seconds
• Gain, Efficiency and S11 chart with Supported VNAs
• “Real-time” real-fast
• Can be used to evaluate either standalone (i.e. passive) antennas or antennas that are embedded in wireless devices (i.e. active antennas). 
• Simple set up and Easy to use

RFScanner provides far-field patterns, bisections, EIRP and TRP in seconds. Novel near-field results, including amplitude, polarity, and phase, give insights into the root causes of antenna performance challenges and help troubleshoot far-field radiation patterns.

Product Features

• Capability
• 2D and 3D near-field patterns (amplitude, phase, and polarization)
• Far-field patterns and bi-sections (cartesian and polar) EIRP and TRP
• Graph S11
• Calculate gain and efficiency
• Circular Polarization: Right (RHCP) and left hand circularly
• polarized patterns (LHCP) and Axial
• Ratio (AR)
• Scan time
• Seconds
• Supported network analyzers
• Most of the common Keysight & R&S VNAs.
• Please get in touch with Y.I.C. Technologies for more information
• Supported operating systems
• Windows 10®
• warranty
• One year, optional 3-years warranty and 5-years warranty

Specifications

• Broadband frequency coverage
• 300 MHz to 6 GHz
• Measurement sensitivity
• 0 dBm source power for a reasonably efficient antenna
• Measurement accuracy
• Typically +/- 1.5 dB* (700 MHz - 6 GHz)
• Measurement repeatability
• +/- 0.2 dB
• Far-field resolution
• 1.8° for theta and 3.6° for phi
• Maximum radiator size
• L 16 cm x W 10 cm (L 6.30” x W 3.94”)
• Resolution Bandwidth
• Resolution Bandwidth = IF Bandwidth of 60MHz
• Probe to probe uniformity
• Calibrated before shipment Firmware correction factors adjust for frequency-dependent probe responses with < +/- 0.5 dB accuracy
• Probe to probe isolation
• >20 dB
• Maximum radiated power
• +33 dBm
• Operating temperature
• From 15 °C to 40 °C (continuous fixed frequency scan at 2440 MHz)
• Modulation formats
• GSM / CDMA / WCDMA / Wi-Fi / WiMAX / LTE Bluetooth RFID GPS Custom antenna
• Scanner connections
• PC: USB Power: 6 VDC, 3.0 A
• Dimensions
• L 32.1 cm x W 24 cm x H 7 cm (L 12.64” x W 9.45” x H 2.76”)
• Weight
• 3.8 kg / 8.38 lb. (including cables and adaptor)

RFViewer Software

 

• TRP and EIRP

• Radiation pattern

• Pattern correlation

• Far-field polarizations

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  Linear and circular

Scan Types available with the RFViewer

 

 

• Self-Emitting Mode–This is best for active devices with a simple setup.

–No synchronisation possible 

–Run continually

• Sweep Mode

–Full DUT/AUT characterization

–Mostly few Antenna testing and antenna evaluation

• S11 Scan

–Precise characterization of the antenna impedance matching and energy transfer