Comparison of the Smart Fieldmeter®and Smart Fieldmeter ®Digital to portable battery operated

industry leading field strength measuring instruments

 

 

Parameter

Smart Fieldmeter® Digital:

RFP-05/PI-01

Smart Fieldmeter®:

 

RFP-04/PI-01

Brand A

 

Brand B

Brand C

 

Brand D

Electric field

probe type

Isotropic, RMS, 3-axis.

Meter supports up to 4 probes.

Isotropic, RMS, 3-axis.

Isotropic, RMS, 3-axis,

X,Y, Z.

Isotropic, RMS, 3-axis.

Isotropic, RMS, 3-axis,

X,Y, Z.

Isotropic, RMS, 3-axis.

Probe mounting

Mounted on the meter or

connected though the cable

Mounted on the meter or

connected though the cable

Mounted on the meter

Mounted on the meter

Mounted on the meter

Mounted on the meter

Frequency

0.2 MHz-3 GHz

(other variants available)

0.2 MHz-3 GHz

(other variants available)

0.1 MHz-5 GHz

0.1 MHz-3 GHz

0.1 MHz-3 GHz

(other probes available)

0.1 MHz-2.5 GHz

0.1-1 MHz purely indicative.

Frequency response

+/- 1 dB (0.5 MHz-1 GHz),

<+/- 2.5 dB (1- 3 GHz)

+/- 1 dB (0.5 MHz-1 GHz),

<+/- 2.5 dB (1- 3 GHz)

+/- 1 dB(1 MHz –4 GHz)

+/- 1.5 dB (0.1 MHz-1 GHz)

<+/- 2.4 dB (1-3 GHz)

+/- 0.5 dB (10 -300MHz)

<+/- 1.5 dB (3 MHz -3 GHz)

+/- 1.5 dB (1 MHz-1 GHz)

<+/- 2 dB (1-2.5 GHz)

Isotropicity

+/- 0.5 dB (@100 MHz),

<+/- 1.5 dB (0.2 MHz-3 GHz)

+/- 0.5 dB (@100 MHz),

<+/- 1.5 dB (0.2 MHz-3 GHz)

+/- 0.7 dB

+/- 0.5 dB (probe),

+/- 1 dB (probe with meter),

<+/- 0.8 dB,

0.5 dB ( 930 and 1800 MHz)

Not specified

Field strength range

0.2-500 V/m (standard)

0.4-800 V/m (variant UL)

0.2-500 V/m (standard)

0.4-800 V/m (variant UL)

0.4-800 V/m

 

0.6-800 V/m

 

0.3-300 V/m

 

0.1-200 V/m

 

Ranges

Auto range

4 Ranges: 2, 20, 200, 600 V/m

Auto range

Auto range

Auto range

4 Ranges: 1, 10, 100, 200 V/m

Resolution

0.01 V/m

0.01 V/m

0.01 V/m

0.01 V/m

0.01 V/m

0.1 V/m

Usable sensitivity

0.2 V/m

0.2 V/m

0.3 V/m

0.6 V/m

0.3 V/m

1 V/m (Accuracy 0.7 V/m)

Calibration accuracy

+/- 0.5 dB

+/- 0.5 dB

Not specified

+/- 1 dB

+/- 0.8 dB

Not specified

Linearity accuracy

< +/- 1.0 dB

in the whole range

< +/- 1.5 dB

10-150% of any range

Not specified.

 

< +/- 3 dB (0.6-1.25 V/m)

< +/- 1 dB (1.25-2.5 V/m)

< +/- 0.7 dB (>2.5 V/m)

Not specified.

 

< +/- 0.7 V/m (0.1-1 V/m)

< +/- 0.5 V/m (1-10 V/m)

< +/- 1 dB (10-100 V/m)

< +/- 2 dB (100-200 V/m)

Display units

V/m, nW/cm2, uW/cm2, mW/cm2

V/m

V/m, mW/cm2, W/m2

V/m, mW/cm2, W/m2

V/m, mW/cm2, uW/cm2, W/m2

V/m, uW/cm2

Time response

Multimode:

Time Averaging 30 msec-30 min (selectable).

Space Averaging (manual).

Fast/Slow probe response.

Multimode:

Average: 2 sec, Pulse: 0.1 sec,

Peak: 50 ms/14 sec.

Not specified

1 sec

0.15-0.9 sec

0.4 sec

Zeroing

Auto zero, prgrammable.

Auto zero

Auto zero

Auto zero

Auto zero

Auto zero

Data storage

Internal datalogging on Memory Card, unlimited storage, Programmable time interval

100 msec-30 min.

External data logger or PC link kit

Internal

External (high end model - internal)

Internal

 Internal

PC interface

RS232, wired or optically decoupled.

External RS232

RS232

RS232

RS232

RS232

Size

Meter: 130x80x30 mm,

Probe: 230x58 mm.

Meter: 130x80x30 mm,

Probe: 230x58 mm.

Meter: 163x87x32 mm

Probe: Not specified.

Meter with Probe: 465x96x64 mm

 

Meter: 240x108x50 mm

Probe: 317x58 mm

Meter: 216x72x37 mm

Probe: 320x50 mm

 

Battery operating time

25-100 Hrs.

100 Hrs.

20 Hrs.

8-15 Hrs.

20 Hrs.

30 Hrs.

Weight

0.45 kg.

0.33 kg.

0.64 kg.

0.45 kg.

1.2 kg.

Meter only 0.35 kg.