COM3010 RF Communications Service Monitor

VALUE PACKED SERVICE

MONITOR WITH
BUILT-IN PERFORMANCE!
✔ 100kHz to 1.0GHz, Full Duplex!

✔ Built-in Power Meter & Dummy Load!

✔ Built-In Frequency Counter!

✔ Built-In Sweep Generator!

✔ Built-In SINAD Meter!

✔ Built-In Calibrated RSSI Meter!

✔ Built-In RS232 Control

✔ Built-In Lithium Ion Battery Packs

THE HISTORY
In 1986 we introduced the COM3 Communications Service Monitor. Rivaling the performance and features of communi-
cations service monitors selling for $10K and more, the COM3 broke the $2,000 price barrier! For the very first time Ramsey
Electronics® made it economically possible for every service vehicle to have their own service monitor! From 1986 until
2003 the Ramsey COM3 became THE STANDARD for low cost, performance packed service monitors with over 5,000 of
them put into operation throughout the 2-way radio, pager, and other communications industries.

That legacy continues today with the Ramsey COM3010. The COM3010 is our latest, full duplex service monitor designed
from the ground up to give you the best features available at a price that can’t be beat! We asked the owners of those
5,000 COM3’s what they would like to see in a brand new Service Monitor. We took a long hard look at the competitive
units available and came up with the best of both worlds! The COM3010 provides some of the greatest features available
in a service monitor today, at a fraction of the cost of the competition.

THE RIGHT CHOICE!

The COM3010 is a full featured communications service monitor engineered and designed to provide highly accurate
measurement and monitoring of communications equipment from 100kHz to 1.0GHz with 0.1ppm accuracy. Full duplex
design enables independent and separate measurement and testing of transmitter and receiver circuits simultaneously
making it the ideal service monitor for the radio technology of today...and tomorrow! All functions are selected with sim-
ple commands and selections on the Elastomeric touch keypad and are displayed on high contrast dual vacuum fluores-
cent graphical displays. For those on-site measurements, all graphical displays can be “zoomed” to full size to see them
across the room! And of course, battery operation is standard to make field use a breeze!

BUILT-IN POWER METER

Perfect for the two way radio user. Simply key the transmitter while the radio is connected to the generator output for an
instantaneous reading of RF output power in either watts or dBm. Yes, we said key the radio into the generator output!
The COM3010 incorporates automatic reverse power protection rated at 100 watts with a built-in dummy load. No more
burned up pads, no separate wattmeter, and no more worries.

BUILT-IN FREQUENCY COUNTER

Not sure of the radio frequency? Don’t want to plug it into a programmer to interrogate the memory? Even worse, don’t
want to take it apart to look at the channel elements or crystals? No problem, just key the transmitter. The built-in fre-
quency counter will display the frequency! Counter range is 100kHz to 1.0GHz!

SELF-CALIBRATING RSSI METER

A calibrated Receive Signal Strength Indicator meter makes the COM3010 perfect for testing filter designs and perform-
ance as well as cable characteristics. Such tests are made simple with the availability of user memories. 100 groups of
100 memories allow the storage of a large number of test setups for quick and easy retrieval.
RECEIVER SINAD METER
Working on a receiver? Check the true SINAD sensitivity of the receiver with the built-in SINAD meter. Also provides audio
loop-back for the equipment being tested. A separate SINAD meter is no longer required.

AM/FM MODULATION
The COM3010 receives and displays both AM and FM modulation for transmitter testing. The signal generator generates
both AM and FM modulation with both internal and external sources. The built-in audio generator provides .1Hz to 3kHz
test tones, as well as both CTS and DPL encode tones.

PORTABLE BATTERY OPERATION

Besides universal 100-240VAC 50/60Hz power, the COM3010 also operates as a portable unit and includes one long-life
plug-in Li-Ion battery pack for over one hour of operation. Two additional battery packs can be easily plugged into the
rear compartment to triple the battery life!
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
FEATURES RECEIVE MODE
Display: 2 vacuum fluorescent graphical displays, 16x140 pixels Frequency: 100kHz to 1.0GHz in 10Hz steps
Memories: 100 sequences of 100 registers plus system memories Sensitivity: Less than 2uV below 512MHz
Sweep Features: Linear, octave, and decade of up to 10,000 points Less than 3uV above 512MHz
Scanner Mode: Allows scanning through a sequence of 100 stores FM Demod: 0 - 6kHz, 0 - 4kHz
SINAD Meter: Displays reading from -30dB to 0dB of SINAD AM Demod: 0-100%
Freq. Counter: Measures frequency error to 1 Hz in three counter modes CTS Decode: In AF frequency count
Battery Meter: Displays charge left in batteries Frequency Error: 0-1MHz, two methods of bargraph and count
Reverse Protection: Generator output protected, switches into 100W internal load and AF Demod output: 1Vp-p for 7kHz deviation
automatically displays power in dBm or watts. Gates: 0.1 sec, 1 sec
Power Meter: Displays power from +23dBm to +50dBm, ± .5dB (200mW-100W)
Attenuator Output: -30dB sample port from load for external equipment FREQUENCY COUNTER
RSSI Meter: 80dB of range on receiver side, -40dBm to -120dBm Frequency Range: 100kHz - 1GHz
Warranty: One-year parts and labor with extended Ramsey Technical Support Low Band Sensitivity: Less than 10mV under 70MHz, 1Hz and 10Hz resolutions
High Band Sensitivity: Less than 10mV, 70MHz - 1GHz, 10Hz and 100Hz resolutions with
GENERATE MODE divide by ten prescaler
Frequency: 100kHz to 1.0GHz in 1Hz steps IF Frequency: Receiver sensitivity, range limited to bandwidth of current set receiver
Freq. Accuracy: ± 0.1ppm standard frequency ±10kHz, 1Hz, and 10Hz resolutions
RF Output Level: -140dBm to 0dBm in 0.1dBm steps
Level Accuracy: ± 1dB, 500kHz to 1GHz, ±2dB 100kHz to 500kHz AUDIO COUNTER
Units: dBm, uV, mV Frequency Range: 60Hz - 3000Hz
Leakage: Better than 1uV, 2 turn loop, 1" diameter at 1” Gates: 10 Sec variable gate for 1 sec quick updates
Spurious Harmonics: -30dBc typical Sensitivity: 35mV at demod audio, (± 750Hz deviation)
Non-harmonics: -50dBc typical
FM Modulation: ±75kHz max in 0.1Hz steps to 1kHz, 10Hz steps to 10kHz, 100Hz steps GENERAL
to 75kHz UPC: 871183002958
FM Bandwidth: 0.1Hz - 75kHz Receiver input: Has diode protection and fused components
Accuracy: ± 0.1ppm (inherently tied to reference frequency) Controls: Elastomeric keypad
AM Modulation: 0 - 75% in 1% steps to -100dBm, 0-50% to -140dBm Dummy Load: 100W 30dB feed-through attenuator with sample port on rear, 25% duty
AM Bandwidth: 10Hz - 10kHz cycle full power
Accuracy: ± 5% RS232 Control: Serial interface provides external function control and automated
Distortion: Less than 5% calibration
Modulation Internal: 0.1Hz - 3kHz Primary power: 100-240VAC, .6A, 50/60Hz; built in Li-Ion battery
Modulation External: 0.1Hz - 3kHz digital and analog selectable, auto leveling, auto off Stand: Bottom mounted tilt-bail stand included
CTS Encode: 0.1Hz to 999.9Hz at ±.75kHz default deviation, variable from .1Hz to Case Color: Mist gray epoxy powder coat
2.5kHz deviation Supplied Accessories: 110VAC EIA cord, BNC-BNC test cable, whip antenna, one BP3010A
DPL Encode: ±500Hz, all supported codes Li-Ion battery
Dimensions: 6” H x 11.9375” W x 14.75” D (152.4mm H x 303.31mm W x 374.65mm
D)
Weight: 14 lbs (6.5kg)
Carrying Case: Optional padded black Cordura case with strap available

Rear Panel with Triple Li-Ion Battery Slots

Plug-In BP3010A Li-Ion Battery Pack

COM3010 in Optional CC3010 Cordura Case

RAMSEY ELECTRONICS®
www.ramseytest.com COM3010_Rev-2.0
590 Fishers Station Drive, Victor NY USA (585) 924-4560