Contents
7.8. VSWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
7.9. Rise Time and Spatial Resolution . 103
7.10. Timebase/Cursor/Horizontal Res-
olution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
7.11. Frequency-Domain Measurements . 105
7.11.1. Scattering Parameters . . . 105
7.11.2. Return Loss (S
11
) . . . . . 106
7.11.3. Insertion Loss (S
21
) . . . . 106
7.11.4. Cable Loss (S
21
) . . . . . . 106
7.12. Normalized TDR Traces . . . . . . 107
7.13. Layer Peeling/Dynamic Deconvo-
lution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
7.14. Smith Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
A. Specifications 111
A.1. Electrical Specifications . . . . . . 111
A.2. Environmental Specifications . . . 113
A.3. Mechanical Specifications . . . . . 113
A.4. Certifications and Compliances . . 113
B. Operator Performance Checks 115
B.1. General Information . . . . . . . . 115
B.2. Required Equipment . . . . . . . . 115
B.3. Getting Ready . . . . . . . . . . . 116
B.4. Operator Performance Checks . . . 116
C. Options and Accessories 121
C.1. Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
C.2. Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
C.2.1. Standard BNC Accessories
– CT100B (BNC) . . . . . 121
C.2.2. Standard SMA Accessories
– CT100B (SMA), CT100HF122
C.2.3. Optional Accessories . . . . 122
D. V
p
of Common Cables 123
D.1. Cable Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
D.2. Dielectric Material . . . . . . . . . 123
D.3. RG Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
D.4. MIL-C-17 Standards . . . . . . . . 124
D.5. Commercial Designations . . . . . 125
D.6. Twisted Pair . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
E. Maintenance and Service Instructions 127
E.1. Cleaning and Lubrication . . . . . 127
E.2. Cleaning and Lubrication Interval 127
E.3. Battery Removal/Replacement . . 127
E.4. Calibration and Calibration Interval 128
E.5. Install CT100B License . . . . . . 128
E.6. Clean Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
F. Operator Troubleshooting 129
F.1. General Information . . . . . . . . 129
F.2. Power On Test . . . . . . . . . . . 129
F.3. Functional Block Diagram and
Troubleshooting Flowcharts . . . . 129
F.4. Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Glossary 141
Index 147
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