Rohde & Schwarz NRT2 – Power Reflection Meter

• Directional power sensor sold separately
• Simple touchscreen operation
• Simultaneous display of forward and reverse power
• Analog bargraph and autoscale
• Visual limit monitoring
• 100 % code compatibility with predecessor model

The compact R&S®NRT2 power reflection meter supports all the measurement functions of the R&S®NRT-Zxx directional power sensors. The large, user-friendly touchscreen simultaneously displays the forward and reverse power. The base unit is exceptionally easy and intuitive to use and can be remotely controlled via LAN, GPIB (R&S®NRT2-B8 option) or USB.

Simple touchscreen operation

Thanks to intelligent menus, the compact R&S®NRT2 base unit with a state-of-the-art 5″ touchscreen is extremely easy to operate. On the top menu level, users can switch between the most important measurements. Additional parameters can be set in clearly structured submenus. Important functions such as setting frequencies, zeroing and creating screenshots can be accessed at the push of a button.

Simultaneous display of forward and reverse power​

The R&S®NRT-Zxx directional power sensors simultaneously measure forward and reverse power and calculate additional parameters such as load matching. The R&S®NRT2 power reflection meter then displays one forward and one reverse parameter at the same time.

The forward measurement function shows the average power, average burst power, peak envelope power (PEP) and the peak-to-average power ratio (crest factor). The calculated absorption average power (forward minus reverse), absorption burst power, absorption PEP and amplitude distribution (CCDF) for modulated signals can also be displayed.

The reflection measurement function displays the average power, return loss, SWR, reflection coefficient and reflection ratio in %.

Analog bargraph and autoscale

Measurements can be shown as numeric values or in an analog bargraph. To define the analog measuring range, the user starts the autoscale function by simply pressing a button. The scale of the analog bargraph is optimally adjusted to the measured signal.

Visual limit monitoring

Each measurement can be visually monitored. Values outside the defined limits are highlighted in red. The analog bargraph additionally graphically displays the defined limits in red.

100 % code compatibility with predecessor model

The remote commands of the R&S®NRT2 are 100 % code compatible with the command set of the previous R&S®NRT model. This simplifies device replacement and integration into existing systems (no additional programming required). The R&S®NRT2 power reflection meter can be remote controlled via USB or LAN. The R&S®NRT2-B8 option adds remote control via GPIB (IEEE 488).