Anritsu Company has introduced new bandpass filters and a directional antenna for use with its Handheld InterferenceHunter designed to assist field technicians responsible for wireless network performance easily locate causes of network interference.
The MA2700A InterferenceHunter handheld direction finding system, which incorporates a GPS receiver and antenna, electronic compass and user-selectable preamplifier, can be used by field engineers and technicians during deployment, installation, and maintenance of wireless networks to enhance interference mapping and simplify location of interference sources in wireless networks.
Designed for easy attachment to the MA2700A, the new bandpass filters help field technicians locate the cause of interference by reducing and eliminating problems caused by large out-of-band signals. Five bandpass filters covering key uplink frequency ranges (699-715 MHz, 776-788 MHz, 815-850 MHz, 1711-1756 MHz and 1850-1910 MHz) are available.
Also available is a new broadband antenna designed to replace several Yagi antennas for users who must locate interference in more than one band.