Chapter 3 Test Equipment, Service Aids, and Service 
Tools
3.1 Test Equipment
Table 3-1. lists test equipment required to service the radios.
Table 3-1.  Recommended Test Equipment 
Description Characteristics Application
System analyzer This item will substitute 
for items with an asterisk 
(*)
Frequency/deviation meter and 
signal generator for wide-range 
troubleshooting and alignment
Fluke 87 digital 
multi-meter*
True RMS metering, 
200 kHz frequency 
counter, 32-segment bar 
graph with backlit display
Digital voltmeter is recommended 
for AC/DC voltage and current 
measurements
AC voltmeter* 1 mV to 300 mV, 10 
mega-ohm input 
impedance
Audio voltage measurements
Dual channel 
100 MHz 
oscilloscope 
(Agillent)
Two-channel, 100 MHz 
bandwidth, 200 M sample 
rate/sec, 2 MB memory/
channel
Waveform measurements
RF millivolt meter 100 μV to 3V RF, 10 kHz 
to 1 GHz frequency range
RF level measurements
SINAD meter* or
SINAD meter with 
RMS*
Without RMS audio 
voltmeter or
With RMS audio voltmeter
Receiver sensitivity 
measurements