2-6 Introduction
2.1.5 Test Equipment
The list of equipment contained in Table 2-3 includes most of the standard test equipment required
for servicing Motorola repeaters.
Table 2-3 Recommended Test Equipment
Equipment Characteristic Example Application
Service Monitor Can be used as a
substitute for items
marked with an asterisk
(*)
Aeroflex 3900 Series
(www.aeroflex.com), Aeroflex
3900 Series Communications
System Analyzer, Aeroflex
Option 400 or equivalent
Frequency/deviation meter and
signal generator for wide-range
troubleshooting and alignment
To test the radio using digital
MOTOTRBO modulation
(Aeroflex Option 400)
Digital rms
Multimeter*
100 µV to 300V
5 Hz to 1 MHz
10 MegΩ Impedance
Fluke 179 or equivalent
(www.fluke.com)
AC/DC voltage and current
measurements. Audio voltage
measurements
Oscilloscope* 2 Channel
100 MHz Bandwidth
5 mV/div to 20V/div
Leader LS8050
(www.leaderusa.com), Tektronix
TDS1001b
(www.tektronix.com), or
equivalent
Waveform measurements
Power Meter and
Sensor*
5% Accuracy
100 MHz to 500 MHz
50 Watts
Bird 43 Thruline Watt Meter
(www.bird-electronic.com) or
equivalent
Power Output measurements for
use on “analog” channels
RF Millivolt Meter 100 mV to 3V RF
10 kHz to 1 GHz
Boonton 92EA
(www.boonton.com) or
equivalent
RF level measurements