{"id":6533,"date":"2016-03-02T09:54:07","date_gmt":"2016-03-02T08:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/?p=6533"},"modified":"2016-03-02T09:54:07","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T08:54:07","slug":"radiation-patterns-and-total-radiated-power-trp-tested-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/m2m-componets\/radiation-patterns-and-total-radiated-power-trp-tested-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Radiation Patterns and Total Radiated Power (TRP) tested yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Normal\">For a few bucks you can get such a Radiation Measurement System (RMS) to measure Radiation Patterns and Total Radiated Power (TRP) from a 3-axis rotation of your wireless IoT \/ M2M application.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6536\" style=\"width: 548px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/.\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/antenna-radiation-pattern-3D-turn-table.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6536\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6536\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/.\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/antenna-radiation-pattern-3D-turn-table-1024x846.png\" alt=\"Turn table and special antenna to measure radiation pattern\" width=\"538\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/.\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/antenna-radiation-pattern-3D-turn-table.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/.\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/antenna-radiation-pattern-3D-turn-table-400x330.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Turn table and special antenna<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"Normal\">While Radiation Patterns and Total Radiated Power (TRP) is usually measured in an anechoic chamber to avoid reflections to affect the measurement, the RMS has a smart antenna design to reduce the sensitivity for reflections. This allows radiation measurements to be made in relatively small lab or your office spaces.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6539\" style=\"width: 548px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/.\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/antenna-radiation-pattern-turn-table.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6539\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6539\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/.\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/antenna-radiation-pattern-turn-table-1024x649.png\" alt=\"Turn table to test antenna radiation pattern\" width=\"538\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/.\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/antenna-radiation-pattern-turn-table.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/.\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/antenna-radiation-pattern-turn-table-400x254.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Turn table to test antenna radiation pattern<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"Normal\">A comparison and extensive evaluation at the Philips Innovations Services anechoic labs has shown that in a normal environment the Radiation Measurement System can produce results that are comparable with such expensive anechoic measurements.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"Normal\">Radiation Measurement System &#8211; key features:<\/h2>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"Normal\">Turnkey system includes rotation table, measurement antenna and receiver and application software<\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal\">Dual polarization antenna and dual channel receiver, needs only one rotation per axis<\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal\">Measures 3-axis radiation patterns in minutes<\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal\">Measures Field Strength, EiRP, Antenna Gain, Total Radiated Power<\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal\">3D representation of measurements<\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal\">Frequency range 700 MHz \u2013 4000 MHz<\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal\">Can measure multiple frequencies at the same time<\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal\">Can generate a horizontal or vertical test signal<\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal\">Generator-port option allows closed loop measurement of an Antenna under test<\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal\">Real-time power and polarization indicator<\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal\">No calibration necessary<\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal\">Lightweight and heavy duty table option.<\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal\">Can be used in normal office space with moderate space requirements. No need for an anechoic chamber<\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal\">Compact and portable system<\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal\">Session manager for storing measurements and configurations<\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal\">Quality reporting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_6569\" style=\"width: 548px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/.\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/antenna-radiation-pattern-3D-test-system_.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6569\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6569\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/.\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/antenna-radiation-pattern-3D-test-system_-1024x886.png\" alt=\"Antenna radiation pattern test system\" width=\"538\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/.\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/antenna-radiation-pattern-3D-test-system_.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/.\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/antenna-radiation-pattern-3D-test-system_-400x346.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Antenna radiation pattern test system<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"Normal\">The RMS is so small and light that it fits to carry-on luggage at common air lines. Moreover it is much cheaper than an anechoic chamber.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6538\" style=\"width: 548px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/.\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/antenna-radiation-pattern-LPWAN-antenna.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6538\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6538\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/.\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/antenna-radiation-pattern-LPWAN-antenna-1024x558.png\" alt=\"Radiation pattern of a 868 MHz antenna\" width=\"538\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/.\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/antenna-radiation-pattern-LPWAN-antenna-1024x558.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/.\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/antenna-radiation-pattern-LPWAN-antenna-400x218.png 400w, http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/.\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/antenna-radiation-pattern-LPWAN-antenna.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radiation pattern of a 868 MHz antenna for LPWAN<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"Normal\">However I will keep you posted with some radiation pattern reports of IoT \/ M2M devices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Normal\">If you are interested in the embedded RMS, VNA, antennas, antenna consulting,\u00a0 antenna test set-ups up for development of prototypes or final wireless IoT products then to not hesitate to drop an email to harald.naumann (at) gsm-modem.de<\/p>\n<p class=\"Normal\">\n<div class=\"shariff shariff-align-left shariff-widget-align-left\"><ul class=\"shariff-buttons theme-default orientation-horizontal buttonsize-small\"><li class=\"shariff-button twitter shariff-nocustomcolor\" style=\"background-color:#595959\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gsm-modem.de%2FM2M%2Fm2m-componets%2Fradiation-patterns-and-total-radiated-power-trp-tested-yourself%2F&text=Radiation%20Patterns%20and%20Total%20Radiated%20Power%20%28TRP%29%20tested%20yourself\" title=\"Share on X\" aria-label=\"Share on X\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"shariff-link\" style=\"; 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