Equipment

Measurement Instruments and Devices

• • antenna radiation measurement system, 600 MHz - 6 GHz

  • vector network analyzer, 400 MHz - 6 GHz, 2 pcs.

• spectrum analyzer

  • • (desktop) HP 8594E, 9 kHz - 2.9 GHz, 50 ohm (Online measurements)

    • (desktop) Advantest U4342, 9 kHz - 2.2 GHz, 50 ohm

    • (mobile) Aaronia, SPECTRAN HF-6060 v4, 10 MHz - 6 GHz, -150 dBm, with large- and miniature- tripod

• • USB frequency generator / power detector, Windfreak Technologies SynthNV, 137.5 MHz - 4.4 GHz

  • USB RF mixer, Windfreak Technologies MixNV, 30 MHz - 5 GHz

  • digital oscilloscope GW Instek GDS 2202-E, 200 MHz, 1GS/s, 2 ch. (Online measurements)

  • arbitrary function generator GW Instek AFG-2225, 2 ch.

  • DC power supply Focus HY3005D

  • digital LCR meter, EXTECH Instruments LCR200, L=[0uH .. 2000H], C=[0pF .. 2mF], R=[0 ohm .. 200 Mohm], f = [100Hz, 120Hz, 1kHz, 10kHz, 100kHz]

  • PCI-GPIB card + GPIB cable 2m, National Instruments

Software and development platforms in use

• • FEKO, WinProp, Flux and other HyperWorks CAD tools

  • CST Microwave Studio Suite

  • LabVIEW, National Instruments

  • MATLAB, Mathworks

  • Aaronia Spectrum Analysis software

  • Windfreak Technologies software

  • SPLAT

  • Android IDEs

RF Electronic Devices

• • TV repeater - analog, imp PTVL 44/10, 278787, CH 29/45, 10 W

  • TV repeater - analog, imp PTVL 44/10, 278786, CH 39/47, 10 W

  • DVB-T receivers with analog modulators, 2 pcs., Topfield TF4000T

  • TV modulator, ELTI MOD 9034M (for display)

  • TV repeater, imp PTVL 43/10, SAT-CH/CH10 (for demo)

• Universal AC/DC adapters 600 mA, 2 pcs.

  • USB Hub, Konig, 4 port USB 2.0

Antennas

• • UHF 2-dipole TV panel antenna, ELTI TVA 24/50, 470 MHz - 862 MHz, 10 dBi

  • UHF log-periodic antenna, commercial, 2 pcs.

  • UHF Yagi tri-band antenna, Jaybeam 7175890, 890 MHz - 960 MHz, 12.2 dB

  • Multi-band panel antenna, Kathrein 742215, 1710 MHz - 1880 MHz / 1850 MHz - 1990 MHz / 1920 MHz - 2200 MHz, 18 dB (for display)

  • 2.4 GHz helix antenna (lab project)

  • 2.4 GHz rectangular microstrip antenna (lab project)

Other Larger Passive Components

• • TV UHF triplexer, CH37, CH45, CH47

  • Tripod (as antenna masts), 2 pcs.

  • UHF splitter, Konig, 5 MHz - 1000 MHz, 1:1

  • Directional coupler, Fairview Microwave MC0512-10, 10 dB, 500 MHz - 12.4 GHz, 30 W

  • Directional coupler, Grentech SGR-OHQ-10-D, 10 dB, 800-2500 MHz, 200 W

  • Attenuator, 10 dB

  • Attenuator, 15 dB

  • Attenuators, fixed, 20 dB

  • Attenuator, variable, 0-20 dB

  • Coaxial attenuator, JSP-COAX, 18 dB

Development devices and platforms

• • Mobile phones Prestigio PAP4322 DUO, 2 pcs.

  • FPGA education and development board, Altera DE2

Tools

• • Dremmel 220 drill holder

  • Dremmel 3000 multipurpose tool (drill)

  • Solder station

  • Helping arms with magnifier, for soldering

  • Desktop lamp with lamp and magnifier glass

  • Protective glasses

  • Crimp pliers for BNC connectors RG- 6, 58, 59, 62

  • Set of electric pliers and screwdrivers

  • 3-step ladder

IT equipment

• • 2 desktop PCs

• 5-port fast ethernet desktop switch, D-link, 2 pcs.

  • USB hub

  • Universal AC/DC adapter 600 mA, 2 pcs.

  • TV Tuner PCMCIA hybrid card (TV analog/digital + FM), Avermedia

  • ceiling-mount projector and wall-mount presentation display

  • departmental server for application development