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Meter Reads Power To 6 GHz

April 8, 2010

Agilent Technologies has announced its first handheld power meter, the Agilent V3500A Handheld RF Power Meter, after a long history of benchtop instruments. The meter, which includes a built-in display and integrated power sensor, has a frequency range of 10 MHz to 6 GHz and a power measurement range of -63 to +20 dBm. It boasts absolute measurement accuracy of 0.21 dB. It is suitable for installation, maintenance, and even research and development applications.

According to Ee Huei Sin, Vice President and General Manager of Agilent's Basic Instruments Division, "With the increasing need for power measurements in various industries, the expansion of our power meter and power sensor line brings greater convenience to a broader range of electronic, electrical and industrial applications. This introduction is further evidence of our ongoing commitment to bring Agilent-quality measurements to cost-conscious engineers, technicians and educators." The meter can be powered by batteries, an AC/DC converter module, or a USB connection, and can use the USB port for remote programming. It includes several software utilities to simplify measurements.

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Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.