Bird FH-AV-BASIC – FlightHawk Aviation RF Cable and Antenna Analyzer

Critical measurements

• FDR trace of precision return loss vs. frequency
• Return loss vs. distance
• Voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR)
• Cable loss and distance-to-fault (DTF) measurements

Avoid the Aircraft on Ground (AOG) downtime and expense that results from trial and error testing and component swapping.

Bird’s FH-AV-BASIC, FlightHawk RF Aviation Test Kit provides rapid and accurate testing of multiple antenna and cable systems in complex airframe systems. This Cable and Antenna Analyzer assists aircraft maintenance technicians with commissioning, maintenance and fault-finding of ground-to-air radios, airborne radios, repeaters, antennas, antenna combiners and transmission cables.

FlightHawk Basic is excellent starter kit for the Novice to Expert, Bird’s easy to use aviation testing software enables maintenance personnel to test and verify all the radio systems in your fleet. By utilizing an inspection technique called frequency domain reflectometer (FDR), you can test and verify the antennas and cables in your RF system individually or as a complete system

If you want to expand your testing capabilities, this special designed case has placeholders for Bird’s wideband power sensor, needed cabling and adapters – specifically to fit avionics power measurement needs. Also prevents FOD (foreign object damage) from unaccounted equipment

The Bird FlightHawk Test Set is designed to simplify the following tasks:

• Automated VSWR testing
• Manual Measure Match function to determine if there is a problem with your system’s cabling or antenna
• Manual Distance to Fault measurement to locate the source of the problem
• RF power measurements using the Bird power sensor

Two versions available

Bird offers its FlightHawk analyzer in two packages. The following is a brief overview of the main components in each. For more detailed information, please see the “In the Box” section of each page.

• FH-AV-BASIC – FlightHawk Basic

o Analyzer, calibration combo (SK-CAL-MN-C6), hard case (FH-AV-CC)

• FH-AV-KIT – FlightHawk Kit

o Analyzer, calibration combo (SK-CAL-MN-C6), hard case (FH-AV-CC), power sensor (5017D-AV), adapter kit (4240-401), 25W termination/load resistor (25-T-MN)