Method and apparatus for testing survival radios
US4278979A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 1, 1979 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R21/10
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A test apparatus is disclosed which is particularly adapted for testing survival-type radio transmitters in the field. The apparatus includes an enclosed metallic test chamber into which the antenna of the radio transmitter is placed. A movable load carriage within the chamber applies a load to a predetermined point on the antenna which results in simulating in the test chamber the radio frequency absorption/reflection characteristics of the antenna in free space. A direct measurement of the radio frequency energy absorbed by the load is thus indicative of the performance of the radio transmitter and its antenna in free space.
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