ESCO Technologies ETS-Lindgren 3107B User manual

M od el 3107 B
P a rallel Ele me n t
E -F iel d Ge n era to r
U se r M a nu al

E T S - L i ndg r en L.P. r e s e r v e s the ri ght to m a k e c hange s to an y p r odu c t de sc ri bed
he r e i n i n o r de r to im p r o v e fun c t i on, de s i gn, o r fo r an y othe r r ea s on. N oth i ng
c onta i ned he r e i n s ha ll c on s t i tute E T S - L i ndg r en L.P. a ss u mi ng an y li ab ili t y
w hat s oe v e r a ri s i ng out of the app li c at i on o r u s e of an y p r odu c t o r c ir c u i t
de sc ri bed he r e i n. E T S - L i ndg r en L.P. doe s not c on v e y an y li c en s e unde r i t s
patent ri ght s o r the ri ght s of othe r s .
© C op y ri gh t 1991–2011 b y E T S -L i ndg re n L .P. A ll R i ght s R eserve d . No p ar t
of th is do c u me nt may b e c op ie d b y a n y mea n s wi thout wri tt e n p ermissi on
f r o m E T S -L i ndg re n L .P.
Tr ade m a r ks u s ed i n th i s do c u m ent: T he E T S - L i ndg r en l ogo i s a t r ade m a r k of
E T S - L i ndg r en L.P.
R evisi on R ec o r d | MANUAL ,3107 B | Par t #399036, R ev. C
R evisi on D escri pt i on D a t e
A In i t i a l R e l ea s e J anua r y , 1991
B Ed i t s /update s D e c e m be r , 1998
C R eb r and F eb r ua r y , 2011
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T a b le o f Cont e nt s
N o t es, C a ut i on s, a nd W a r n i ng s................................................ v
1.0 I nt r odu c t i on .......................................................................... 7
Tri pod Opt i on s ...............................................................................................8
E T S - L i ndg r en P r odu c t Info rm at i on Bu ll et i n ...................................................9
2.0 M ai nt e n a n ce ....................................................................... 11
R ep l a c e m ent and Opt i ona l Pa r t s .................................................................11
Se r v i c e P r o c edu r e s .....................................................................................11
3.0 S p eci f ica t i on s..................................................................... 13
E l e c t ri c a l Spe c i f i c at i on s ...............................................................................13
Ph ys i c a l Spe c i f i c at i on s ( A ss e m b l ed ) ...........................................................13
T y p i c a l Po w e r R equ ir e m ent s at One -M ete r .................................................14
T y p i c a l T e s t Setup: Po w e r R equ ir e m ent s ...........................................15
T y p i c a l Input Vo l tage R equ ir e m ent s at One -M ete r ......................................16
T y p i c a l T e s t Setup: Input Vo l tage R equ ir e m ent s ................................17
S c he m at i c fo r M ode l 3107B.........................................................................18
4.0 A sse m b ly a nd O p era t i on .................................................. 19
App e nd ix A: W arra nt y ............................................................. 21
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Not es, C a ut i on s, a nd W ar n i ng s
Not e : D enote s he l pfu l i nfo rm at i on i ntended to
p r o v i de t i p s fo r bette r u s e of the p r odu c t.
C a ut i on : D enote s a ha z a r d. F a il u r e to fo ll o w
i n s t r u c t i on s c ou l d r e s u l t i n mi no r pe r s ona l i n j u r y
and/o r p r ope r t y da m age. In c l uded te x t g i v e s p r ope r
p r o c edu r e s .
W ar n i ng : D enote s a ha z a r d. F a il u r e to fo ll o w
i n s t r u c t i on s c ou l d r e s u l t i n SEVE R E pe r s ona l i n j u r y
and/o r p r ope r t y da m age. In c l uded te x t g i v e s p r ope r
p r o c edu r e s .
See the E T S - L i ndg r en P r odu c t Info r m at i on Bu ll et i n fo r s afet y ,
r egu l ato r y , and othe r p r odu c t m a r k i ng i nfo rm at i on.
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1.0 I nt r odu c t i on
T he wi de band de s i gn of the E T S -L i ndg re n Mod el 3107 B Parallel Eleme nt
E -F iel d Ge n era to r a ll o w s ope r at i on o v e r the ent ir e 10 k H z to 30 MH z
f r equen cy r ange i n t w o band s : Band 1 c o v e r s the f r equen cy r ange f r o m
10 k H z to 5 MH z , and Band 2 c o v e r s 5 MH z to 30 MH z .
F o r po r tab ili t y , the M ode l 3107B e l e m ent s a r e ea s il y atta c hed and r e m o v ed.
Atta c h ea c h the e l e m ent b y r otat i ng i t c l o ck wi s e i nto the M ode l 3107B bod y unt il
i t i s f irml y c onne c ted; to d i s a ss e m b l e, r otate ea c h e l e m ent c ounte r c l o ck wi s e.
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T ri pod O pt i on s
T he M ode l 3107B i n c l ude s a t ri pod m ount that c an be atta c hed to a s tanda r d
t ri pod. E T S - L i ndg r en offe r s the fo ll o wi ng non -m eta lli c , non -r ef l e c t i v e t ri pod s fo r
u s e at both i ndoo r and outdoo r E MC te s t s i te s .
• 4 -TR T ri pod — C on s t r u c ted of li nen
pheno li c and de lri n, de s i gned wi th an
ad j u s tab l e c ente r po s t fo r p r e c i s e he i ght
ad j u s t m ent s . M a x im u m he i ght i s 2.0 m
( 80.0 i n ) , and mi n im u m he i ght i s 94 c m
( 37.0 i n ) . T h i s t ri pod c an s uppo r t up to
an 11.8 k g ( 26.0 l b ) l oad.
• 7 -TR T ri pod — C on s t r u c ted of PV C and
f i be r g l a ss c o m ponent s , p r o v i d i ng
i n c r ea s ed s tab ili t y fo r ph ys i c a ll y l a r ge
antenna s . T he un i que de s i gn a ll o w s fo r
qu i ck a ss e m b l y , d i s a ss e m b l y , and
c on v en i ent s to r age. A ll o w s s e v e r a l
d i ffe r ent c onf i gu r at i on s , i n c l ud i ng opt i on s
fo r m anua l o r pneu m at i c po l a ri z at i on.
Qu i ck he i ght ad j u s t m ent and l o ck i ng
w hee l s p r o v i de ea s e of u s e du ri ng
te s t i ng. M a x im u m he i ght i s 2.17 m
( 85.8 i n ) , wi th a mi n im u m he i ght of 0.8 m
( 31.8 i n ) . T h i s t ri pod c an s uppo r t a
13.5 k g ( 30 l b ) l oad.
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E T S -L i ndg re n Pr odu c t I nfo rma t i on Bu lle t i n
See the E T S - L i ndg r en P r odu c t Info rm at i on Bu ll et i n i n c l uded wi th y ou r s h i p m ent
fo r the fo ll o wi ng:
• W a rr ant y i nfo rm at i on
• Safet y , r egu l ato r y , and othe r p r odu c t m a r k i ng i nfo rm at i on
• Step s to r e c e i v e y ou r s h i p m ent
• Step s to r etu r n a c o m ponent fo r s e r v i c e
• E T S - L i ndg r en c a li b r at i on s e r v i c e
• E T S - L i ndg r en c onta c t i nfo rm at i on
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2.0 Mai n tenance
B e f o re perfor ming any maintenance,
follow the safety information in the
ETS-Lindgren P r odu c t Infor mation
Bulletin included with your shipment.
Maintenance of the Model 3107B is
limited to external components such as
cables or connectors.
If you have any questions concerning
maintenance, contact ETS-Lindgren
Customer Service.
W ARRAN TY
R e place men t and Optional Parts
E TS -Lindgren ma y substitute a similar part or new part number with
the same functionality for another part/part number. Contact
ETS-Lindgren for questions about part numbers and ordering parts.
Following are the part numbers for ordering replacement or optional parts for the
Model 3107B.
Part Description Part Number
Support Rod 101948
Support Base 101942B
Service Procedures
For the steps to return a system or system component to ETS-Lindgren for
service, see the P r odu ct Infor mation Bulletin included with your shipment.
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3.0 S p eci f ica t i on s
Elec t rical S p eci f ica t i on s
F re qu e n cy R a ng e : 10 k H z –30 MH z
• B a nd 1 : 10 k H z –5 MH z
• B a nd 2 : 5 MH z –30 MH z
I nput Im p e d a n ce : 50 Oh m s
F iel d Pa tt er n: At one m ete r on c ente rli ne the f i e l d
i s a li nea rl y po l a ri z ed, e ss ent i a ll y
ho m ogenou s E - f i e l d.
E -F iel d C a p a b ili t y : See tab l e s on page 14 and page 16.
M axim u m P o wer C a p a b ili t y : 1000 W att s
Conn ec to r : T y pe N
P h ysical S p eci f ica t i on s (A ssem b le d)
L e ngth: 184.15 c m ( 72.5 i n )
W i dth ( Eleme nt Se p ara t i on): 60.96 c m ( 24.0 i n )
H ei ght: 5.08 c m ( 2.0 i n )
W ei ght: 5.44 k g ( 12.0 l b )
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Typical Power Requirements at One- Meter
See typical test setup on page 15.

T YP I CA L T EST S ETUP : P O WER R EQUIRE MENTS
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Typical Input Voltage Requirements at One-Meter
See typical test setup on page 17.
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T YPICAL T EST S ETUP : I NPUT V OLTAGE R EQUIREMENTS
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Sche matic fo r Model 3107B

4.0 Asse mbly and Operation
1. Attach the support rod to the mounting plate on the bottom of the
Model 3107B Parallel Element E-Field Generator by rotating it
clockwise into the plate until it is firmly connected.
2. Attach the support base to the support rod by rotating it clockwise onto
the rod until it is firmly connected.
3. Attach the Model 3107B assembly to a standard tripod (not included)
by rotating the support base clockwise onto the connector on the
tripod.
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4. Atta c h the s i gna l s ou r c e to the T y pe N c onne c to r on the M ode l 3107B.
U s e a v o l tage m on i to r o r po w e r m on i to r at the s i gna l s ou r c e to
dete rmi ne the i nput v o l tage/po w e r app li ed. T he f i e l d s t r ength c apab ili t y
i s s ho w n i n the tab l e s on page 14 and page 16. A f i e l d i nten s i t y
m on i to r on the oppo s i te s i de of the M ode l 3 l 07B f r o m the te s t s a m p l e
and at the c o rr e s pond i ng d i s tan c e will g i v e a good app r o x im at i on of
the f i e l d s een b y the s a m p l e.