Product Information
Signal Maintenance – On Track!
Bird’s new Railway RF Cable & Antenna Analyzer solution provides a comprehensive kit that allows technicians to maintain high-quality service networks in the railway industry. Based on the need for redundant communications, Bird’s Cable & Antenna Analyzer increases reliability and assures maintainability for communication protocols targeted in railway space. Designed to help novice and expert users, our easy-to-use analyzer finds problems before they become time-consuming, expensive repairs.
Bird’s RailHawk™ RF Railway Test Kit, is the result of combining the proven antenna and cable testing functionality of the SiteHawk handheld analyzer, Bird’s plug and play power sensor – designed specifically to test the UHF analogue/digital radio systems, as well as the GSM-R/LTE-R voice/data systems – and all the necessary loads, adapters and cables into a single rugged transit case.
Avoid communication shortfalls, downtime and expense resulting from trial and error of swapping components to fix your issue.
- Test RF cables & antennas at the frequency of operation, not at DC where problems are masked.
- Locate RF cable, connector & antenna problems at the source.
- FDR (Frequency Domain Reflectometry) pinpoints faults at the frequency of operation, unlike other measurement techniques which can mask pending failures of critical system components.
- Distance to Fault (DTF) mode can plot VSWR or Return Loss levels at each distance point along the cable and antenna system length.
- Cable Loss function measures insertion loss of the cable system over a given frequency range.
- OTG USB communication port for connection to Bird power sensors, storage devices and battery charging.
Frequency
Range: 1 – 6000 MHz
Resolution: 1 kHz
Accuracy: ±2.5×10-6 @25 °C
Output Power
-10 dBm, typical
Trace Noise Magnitude
IFBW 1kHz: 0.05 dB rms
Measurement
Speed: 1 ms / data point
Points: 51 to 3201
Measure Bandwidth
100 Hz to 30 kHz
Temperature Stability
0.01 dB/°F (0.02 dB/°C)
Return Loss Measurement Range
0 dB to -60 dB
Resolution
0.01 dB
VSWR Measurement Range
1.0 to 65.0
Cable Loss Measurement Range
0 dB to 30 dB
DTF Range
0 to 5000 ft. (0 to 1500 m)
Corrected Directivity
> 38 dB
Maximum Input Voltage
50V
Immunity to Interfering Signals
+13 dBm
Power Measurement
Yes
Reflect Amplitude Accuracy
–15 dB to 0 dB: 0.4 dB
–25 dB to –15 dB: 1.5 dB
–35 dB to –25 dB: 4.0 dB
Connectors
USB Type-C, USB 3.0
Test Port Connector: N-type, Female 50 Ohms
Temperature
Operating: 14 to 131 °F (–10 to +55 °C)
Storage: -40 to 176 °F (-40 to +80 °C)
Battery Charging: 32 to 95 °F (0 to +35 °C)
Display
5.5", 720p
Languages
English, Chinese, Spanish
Battery
Type: Lithium-ion rechargeable
Operating Time: 10 hours typical
Charging Time: 5 hours typical
Storage Capacity
Thousands of traces and setups
Recommended Calibration Interval
2 years
Compatible With
For a complete list of compatible sensors see Bird’s RF Meter Page
Dimensions
7.7" x 3.6" x 2.4"
(195 x 90 x 60 mm)
Weight
1.98 lbs. (0.9 (kg)
Compliance–Certifications
Compliance: CE
EMC: Standard EN 61326-1:2006
Safety: Standard EN 61010-1:2001