Understanding Directional Power Measurements

This video provides a brief overview of directional power measurements and the different devices that can be used to measure directional power RF and Microwave Power Sensors from Rohde & Schwarz https://www.rohde-schwarz.com/products/test-and-measurement/rf-and-microwave-power-meters_63672.html Understanding VSWR and Return Loss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BijMGKbT0Wk Test and Measurement Fundamentals Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKxVoO5jUTlvsVtDcqrVn0ybqBVlLj2z8 Getting Started with NRT Directional Power Sensors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_OwloaBl2s Getting Started with the CMA180 – NRT-Z Measurements: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cUZ0wcdBzo 00:00 Introduction 00:16 Understanding VSWR and Return Loss 00:35 About terminating power measurements 01:38 About directional power measurements 02:32 Devices used in measuring directional power 02:50 About unidirectional wattmeters 03:38 About bidirectional wattmeters / SWR meters 04:25 Measurements with terminating power sensors 05:29 Measurements with directional power sensors 06:40 Summary This video provides step-by-step instructions for both generating and analyzing SELCAL tones using a CMA180 radio test set Understanding SELCAL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky7uGIUS8DQ The R&S CMA180 Radio Test Set: https://www.rohde-schwarz.com/us/products/test-and-measurement/wireless-tester-rf-analyzer-generator/rs-cma180-radio-test-set_63493-56068.html Getting Started with the CMA180 Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKxVoO5jUTltXP-GewIlLtPM1Sdhai_C6 Test and Measurement Fundamentals Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKxVoO5jUTlvsVtDcqrVn0ybqBVlLj2z8 Timeline: 00:00 Introduction 00:15 Suggested viewing 00:31 About SELCAL testing with the CMA180 01:14 Starting SELCAL generation 01:28 Generator main screen 01:56 Generator settings – frequency, level, and connector 02:37 Generator settings – AF output 03:12 SELCAL settings 04:12 Dialing 04:40 Starting SELCAL analysis 05:01 Analyzer main screen 05:41 Dialing configuration 06:22 SELCAL decode results 06:52 Summary