Measurement specialist TEGAM, Inc. announced that it is now shipping its model 1830A RF power meter. The instrument is designed for applications requiring high accuracy and low uncertainty. It can directly read calibrated RF power using 100- and 200-ohm thermistor type RF power sensors from a variety of manufacturers, including Agilent Technologies, General Microwave, Millitech, and TEGAM. Designed to replace the HP432 from Hewlett-Packard Co. (Agilent Technologies), the 1830A provides accuracy of better than 0.05 percent of a reading. It includes four-digit calibration factor resolution stored in multiple tables on a per sensor basis, 3-to-60 dB attenuator support, LXI-C and USB 2.0 compliant communication interfaces, and heater control for ovenized sensors.
According to Kevin Kaufman, Director of National Sales for TEGAM, "Until the availability of the 1830A, low uncertainty RF power measurements were made with a collection of instruments and manual calculations. The 1830A provides lower uncertainties and much simpler operation at less than half the cost of current solutions. It also incorporates features that expand its role beyond calibration of 50 MHz reference outputs and signal generators."
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