1503

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The Tektronix 1503 is a sinusoidal TDR cable tester with a similar design to the 1502B/C step-pulse TDRs.

The 1503 transmits a 5 V half-sine pulse of selectable duration, allowing an operator to examine up to 50,000 feet of cable.

Standard accessories in the 1503C (and others?) include SLA battery and which makes it quite heavy. The YT-1 Chart Recorder is also heavily constructed.

Key Specifications

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• Test Signal - Step rise.
• Amplitude - 300 mV nominal into 50 Ω load.
• System Risetime - 10% to 90%, 200 ps (1.15 in./2.92 cm).
• Output Impedance - 50 Ω.
• Electrostatic Discharge Protection - 1 kV/500 pF/1 kΩ.
• Maximum Range - 2,000 ft. (625 m).
• Distance Readout Resolution - 0.05 in. (0.12 cm).
• Noise Filtering - 1 to 128 averages.
• Vertical Scale - 0.5 mp/div to 500 mp/div.
• Vertical Accuracy - ±3% full scale.
• Distance/Division - 0.1 ft./div to 200 ft./div (0.025 m/div to 50 m/div).
• Horizontal Accuracy - 1.6 inches (0.041 m) or ±1% of measured distance plus uncertainty in Vp, whichever is greater (for Vp = 0.66 and Dist/Div = 1 ft.)

When testing 50 Ω cable with a Vp of 0.66, the 1502C allows the determination of 0.5 Ω cable faults. Multiple faults can be measured as close as 0.8 inch. The 1502C measures 50 Ω impedance.

See also 1503/Features.

Links

Documents Referencing 1503

Document	Class	Title	Authors	Year	Links
Tekscope 1975 V7 N2.pdf	Article	Two Weatherproof TDR Cable Testers for Field Use	Ivan Ivanov	1975	1502 • 1503
Tekscope 1975 V7 N3.pdf	Article	New Products		1975	5444 • 1502 • 1503 • 455 • E4010 • E4010-1 • 4923 • 2701 • 2703 • J6523 • WP1205
TekWeek (partial) October 10, 1975.pdf	Article	Spectrum analyzers require high technology	Thor Hallen • Dave Friedley	1975	Spectrum Analyzers • Pentrix • 7L5 • 5L4 • 7L12 • 7L13 • 1401 • 491 • 1405 • 1502 • 1503

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