Wideband Direction Finding ( R&S Eb500-Wdf) - R&S EB500 Getting Started

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R&S EB500
1. Press the APPL key to open the application selection softkeys.
2. Press "DDC" to switch the R&S EB500 to DDC mode. The panel layout will
change to the default DDC layout with focus on DDC Panel.
3. Use the arrow keys to change the focus from one DDC channel to another DDC
channel
4. For as long as the DDC Panel has the focus, the MAIN ROLLKEY,
BANDWIDTH key, DEMOD key and SQUELCH key will operate on the DDC
channel.
5. Use the "Show On" softkey if you want to see the DDC demodulation parameters
in the IF Panorama
6. Use the PANEL key to change the focus to the IF Panorama. The DDC band-
width of the DDC channels are visible by a dark red bar. Note that the DDC
channels must be within the span.
7. If you want to couple demodulation mode of a particular DDC channel with the
main IF then press the "DEMOD" UNCOUPLED / COUPLED softkey. Take note
that not all bandwitdhs and demodulation modes are available for DDC, so the
coupling might not work.
8. If you want to couple frequency of a particular DDC channel with the main Fre-
quency then press the "FREQ" UNCOUPLED / COUPLED softkey
9. Use the "Config DDC" softkey to open the DDC configuration dialog. The audio
settings of individual DDC channels can be controlled, using the sliders, selec-
tors and check boxes in this config dialog.
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Wideband Direction Finding ( R&S EB500-WDF)
A prerequisite for the R&S EB500-WDF option is that the DF upgrade must be
installed. With the R&S EB500-WDF installed, all the DF-related features are acces-
sible through the WDF application mode.
The Wideband Direction Finding option will give bearing results not only for the
center frequency but for all frequencies within the real-time bandwidth. The bearing
is shown in an azimuth panel. This is a panel which shows the bearing between 0
and 360 degrees plotted in a gray scale in which older signals appear in darker
shade of gray and newer signals in a lighter shade of gray.
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Options for the R&S EB500
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