Chapter 2 Test Equipment, Service Aids, and Service
Tools
2.1 Test Equipment
Table 2-1 lists test equipment required to service the radios.
Table 2-1. Recommended Test Equipment
Equipment 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
Fluke 85 RF probe 500 MHz, 30 VAC max Use with Fluke 87 digital
multi-meter for RF voltage
measurements.
AC voltmeter* 1 mV to 300 mV, 10 mega-
Ohm input impedance
Audio voltage measurements
Dual channel
100 MHz
oscilloscope
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
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