Mea sure ment and mon i toring of rf power .12, Measurement and monitoring of rf power – Bird Technologies 8578A100GIG User Manual

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Note: Always, turn transmitter off first.

WARNING

Surface can reach temperatures in excess of 100°C

when maximum power is applied to load.

2. Allow the unit to cool.

3. Disconnect the RF line.

Measurement

and

Monitoring of

RF Power

The Model 8578A100GIG Load Resistor may be used in con-

junction with any one of the various Bird rigid coaxial line

Thruline Wattmeters. When fitted with the appropriate line

section and wattmeter, either model becomes a useful tool

for tuning and adjusting a transmitter as well as monitoring

RF power directly in watts. Contact a Bird Sales office for

more information about Thruline wattmeters.

Bird Model 8578A100GIG Termaline Load Resistor