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Top 5 Reasons Why FieldFox is the Ideal Companion
for Satellite Ground Station Maintenance
Your challenge Your solution
Satellite communications are targeted for very long range com- FieldFox handheld analyzers are rugged and portable RF and
munications. Satellite ground stations must provide very high microwave analyzers that incorporate the same measurement
uplink transmit power, receive very low signals on the downlink, science as many of Keysight Technologies's high-performance
and compensate for link variations due to weather and satellite/ benchtop instruments. FieldFox is a multi-function tool that en-
ground antenna changes. There are many sophisticated and del- ables you to handle wider frequency ranges. FieldFox can be used
icate RF and microwave components and subsystems in satellite for satellite ground station maintenance, operation verification,
ground stations such as; antenna subsystems, waveguides, co- and installation testing.
axial cables, filters, LNAs, LNBs, BUCs, HPAs and TWTAs. These
components must be verified during installation and/or operation.
The spectrum performance of the whole system also needs to be
monitored. This maintenance becomes even more challenging
when the ground station is in a remote area.
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1. Quickly assure system performance with high 3. Quickly diagnose ground station faults
confidence In order to make critical tests and measurements of RF systems
With FieldFox's InstAlign, the spectrum analyzer's internal in satellite ground stations, FieldFox provides a spectrum analyz-
amplitude alignment occurs automatically as the environment er, vector network analyzer, power meter and frequency convert-
conditions change, without any user intervention. This provides er measurement tool all in a single handheld box with frequency
unprecedented amplitude accuracy up to 0.5 dB for spectrum coverage up to 26.5 GHz.
analysis and power measurements. Better yet, FieldFox provides
accurate spectrum measurements immediately upon instrument In addition, FieldFox provides measurement tools and functions
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