Windings: 20 turns of no. 24 AWG enameled magnet wire
D.9.1Helmholtz coil magnetic field generation
Helmholtz coils consist of a pair of identical coils wound in a series-aiding fashion, coaxially aligned and spaced a distance apart that is equal to their radius (see Annex F). The magnetic field at the center of such a pair of coils is axially directed with a strength given by the following equation:
where
Hc is the magnetic field strength in amperes per meter
r is the coil radius in meters
The previous equation assumes that all the turns on each coil can be considered to lie in the same place and have the same radius. In practice this means that the diameter of the wire bundle is much less than the diameter of the coil.
The coil parameters are such that the magnetic field strength is numerically equal to 100 times the current flowing through the coils. Thus, if a 100 Ω resistor is used to sense the current flow, the magnetic field strength is numerically equal to the voltage across this sensing resistor.
Nonmetallic materials should be used to construct the coil forms, base, and any supporting structure for locating probe coils that are to be calibrated. The method shown in this annex of interconnecting the coils and bringing out the leads to binding posts on the end of the base minimizes any disturbing effects on the desired magnetic field.
NOTE—R = 143 mm and N = 20 turns, AWG no. 24 enameled magnet wire, per coil.
Figure D.22—Helmholtz coil diagram
The probe and its associated cables shall not perturb the field by more than 1 dB from the measured quantity. Normally this requires probes of diameter less than 10 mm that are connected to the measurement instrumentation through high-resistance or non-conductive lines.
The probes shall be calibrated to a measurement uncertainty of no worse than ± 2 dB. Probe calibration in accordance with IEEE Std 1309-2005 is discussed in C.3.
The probe and its associated cables shall not perturb the field by more than 1 dB from the measured quantity. Normally this requires probes of diameter less than 10 mm that are connected to the measurement instrumentation through high-resistance or non-conductive lines.
The probes shall be calibrated to a measurement uncertainty of no worse than ± 2 dB. Probe calibration in accordance with IEEE Std 1309-2005 is discussed in C.3.
D.12RF cables
Insertion loss: < 0.5 dB over 698800 MHz to 602500 MHz
VSWR: < 1.5:1 over 800 MHz to 2500 MHz (terminated with a 50 Ω load)
D.13RF communications test set
A base station simulator or other means by which the WD may be configured in the required test conditions.
D.14RF power amplifier
Frequency range: 0.6988 GHz to 63.0 GHz
Power output level and gain: Capable of producing the required field strength within the test volume of the TEM cell using the RF signal generator (described in D.15)
Linearity: Harmonics of the fundamental carrier frequency shall be at least 30 dB below carrier level (–30 dBc) at the maximum carrier power level used in the test set-up. With this carrier level, the AM distortion of the modulated envelope shall be less than 5% at an AM level of 80%.