METROPWR - FX743 - BIRD 43 UPGRADE KIT

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METROPWR - FX743 - BIRD 43 UPGRADE KIT - ALLOWS P.E.P. POWER MEASUREMENT ON THE ANALOGIC INSTRUMENT AND USB CONTROL WITH A PC

After many tests here is the end result, a PCB to be mounted inside the Bird that allows it to interface to the PC via USB and
read PeP power on the PC video as well as on the analog instrument.

Now far from anything special, the difficult thing was to sample the RF signal coming from the probe and above all to make the system fast and with very high refresh times to not regret the instrument’s analog meter.

The software is absolutely fast and the analog and digital indexes are 100% synchronized to give you a very good use experience, it seems to have two twin tools. The internal interface has a USB port that runs at maximum speed so you can transfer all the data in real time.
Lots of time has been spent developing PC software that extends the functions of the BIRD43 finally making it look like a modern wattmeter. We have the absolute numeric value given by the 16-bit ultraviolet ADC, which was missing from the instrument.
In addition to this power measurements are expressed in watts / kW and fantastic dBm for such a tool.

Bird’s strength is the enormous range of usage frequency and power measured up to some dozen kWatts.
The software allows you to manage all the SLUG series by directly setting the range and multiplication factor.
Here’s some technical info:

– High res. ADC 16bit
– interface PC fast USB 25K baud
– set Slug (range/multiplier)
– virtual smeter/meter
– autorange W/kW
– measure power AVG/PEP
– measure power dBm
– Instantaneous value MIN/MAX (Watt,dBm)

Mounting the FX743 kit is simple and is not invasive. As you can see in the pictures, you only need to position the PCB behind the handheld instrument and connect the RF cable from the probe to the pcb through 2 mammoths, all without cutting or welding anything. It can be dismantled quickly and everything is back as before.
In addition, if you do not want to interfacing your PC, you can always use PeP reading and switch OFF if the card is completely bypassed.

Technical info:

  • – High res. ADC 16bit
  • – interface fast USB
  • – uP controlled
  • – Battery 4 x AA
  • – updating Firmware USB
  • – Platforms Software WIN x32/x64
  • – Operating voltage 5V/USB
  • – PCB 95×82 mm

 

In videos operating tests:

Measure ICOM IC-7300 power
Measure Power Amplifier LDMOS 1kW

 

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