
Solving the problem
The technician’s biggest challenges were fi nding a reliable and fast RF analyzer that re-
duced the time he spent at each cell site and that quickly identifi ed feeder system problems
and interference issues that caused dropped calls. FieldFox’s built-in interference analyzer
helped him capture and record events of interest, play back and review these events im-
mediately at the site, and diagnose internal and external issues without an external PC.
Using the FieldFox RF analyzer, the technician was able to check feeder lines and antennas
without calibrating the instrument.
The analyzer’s return loss/distance-to-fault dual display also helped him fi nd and fi x
problems twice as fast as he could with his old equipment.
Results
“I have been using the FieldFox unit for a couple months now and it has become my secret
weapon in the fi eld,” said the technician. “My old BTS tester was large, had a short
battery life, was hard to see in the daylight at my outdoor sites, and constantly needed
recalibration. Now with this FieldFox unit I can sweep antennas and collect the
sweeps quickly. For antenna sweeps and interference hunting, I have not found a better,
smaller, better-lit or easier-to-use unit.”
“We had a tough dropped call situation in one of our sites. We had tried
to locate the issue for a couple of months with help from our other
test equipment vendors, but we had no luck. Agilent brought in FieldFox
and expertise in interference hunting, and we were able to fi nd
the problem within a day!”
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Case study: Cell-site technician finds and fixes problems faster
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