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News Release from: Aeroflex | Subject: 3900 Series
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 25 May 2006
Digital radio test set expands into new
markets
New software for the 3900 Series digital radio test set expands the range of tests offered by this platform into new markets.
Aeroflex has announced the release of software version 1.5 for the 3900 Series digital radio test set to expand the range of tests offered by this platform into new markets New 3900 Series firmware enhancements and capabilities diversify the 3900 Series platform with unparalleled performance, specifications and expanding capabilities to fulfil the most demanding R and D, manufacturing and field service requirements
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 11 Oct 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The IFR 3900 Series is a next-generation portable digital radio test set platform claimed to set a new benchmark for quality, performance and value.
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A new Tetra Direct Mode option provides the Aeroflex 3900 Series with comprehensive direct mode call setup and parametric testing capabilities.
Each discrete instrument within the 3900 Series offers features, performance and capabilities that were previously found only in dedicated stand-alone instruments.
"Aeroflex is committed to supporting the land mobile and public safety radio market", said Rob Barden, Director of Product Marketing for Radio Test Solutions at Aeroflex.
"With the comprehensive 3900 product line, Aeroflex covers the manufacturing, R and D and field service markets like no other instrument can".
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Radio testers get the measure of battery life
Aeroflex has added a Tetra Energy Economy Mode (EEM) option for the popular Aeroflex 3900 Series of analogue and digital radio test sets.
Digital radio test set supports P25 trunking
With the Aeroflex' 3900 series, operators with radios on P25 systems can rest assure their radios are in proper working order.
The initial release of the 3900 provided a replacement for Aeroflex's model 2968 radio test set, a Tetra mobile and basestation tester.
With this latest release, the 3900 Series now also replaces the popular Aeroflex 2965 full-featured radio test set which has reached the end of its life.
The 3900 Series now provides test features found on the Agilent 8920 analogue radio test set used extensively in the radio production environment.
Agilent has announced that the 8920 Series has been discontinued and will stop supporting the unit in the near future.
New features found in the 3900 Series Release 1.5 include a remote language interpreter that gives users an upgrade path from obsolete 8920s.
This interpreter currently provides 80% compatibility with existing GPIB commands for the 8920.
GPIB speed also is important to a number of 8920 users - the 3900 Series provides a 15% improvement in test speeds over the 8920.
Additional tests include signal-to-noise as well as transmitter hum and noise measurements.
The 3900 Series now supports the popular Aeroflex IQCreator software and adds the ability to generate single or multiple carriers with user-defined digital or analogue modulation types unique to each carrier.
With IQCreator capability, the 3900 Series now provides a high level of future-proof capability by providing engineers and production test users the ability to update their 3900 generator capabilities with digital modulation formats, whether they are proprietary or part of a new standard.
Additional audio test capabilities include a new FFT audio analyser and a tuneable notch frequency for distortion and sinad measurements.
These capabilities provide advanced analysis of audio signals from 0 to 24kHz.
The Aeroflex 3900 Series digital radio test set is available in two base models, the 3901, which offers a 1GHz frequency range and the 3902, which features operation up to 2.7GHz.
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