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    This lab report summarizes measurements of harmonic levels from a mobile phone transmitter. The student set up a CMU to command the phone to transmit at maximum power on GSM bands and used a spectrum analyzer to measure the fundamental transmission frequency and harmonic levels up to the 4th harmonic. Key findings were that harmonic levels decreased with each subsequent harmonic, with the 2nd harmonic around -50dBm and higher harmonics below -30dBm. The report discusses the importance of low harmonic levels to prevent interference and how filters in phones suppress harmonics.

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    This lab report summarizes measurements of harmonic levels from a mobile phone transmitter. The student set up a CMU to command the phone to transmit at maximum power on GSM bands and used a spectrum analyzer to measure the fundamental transmission frequency and harmonic levels up to the 4th harmonic. Key findings were that harmonic levels decreased with each subsequent harmonic, with the 2nd harmonic around -50dBm and higher harmonics below -30dBm. The report discusses the importance of low harmonic levels to prevent interference and how filters in phones suppress harmonics.

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    This lab report summarizes measurements of harmonic levels from a mobile phone transmitter. The student set up a CMU to command the phone to transmit at maximum power on GSM bands and used a spectrum analyzer to measure the fundamental transmission frequency and harmonic levels up to the 4th harmonic. Key findings were that harmonic levels decreased with each subsequent harmonic, with the 2nd harmonic around -50dBm and higher harmonics below -30dBm. The report discusses the importance of low harmonic levels to prevent interference and how filters in phones suppress harmonics.

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    This lab report summarizes measurements of harmonic levels from a mobile phone transmitter. The student set up a CMU to command the phone to transmit at maximum power on GSM bands and used a spectrum analyzer to measure the fundamental transmission frequency and harmonic levels up to the 4th harmonic. Key findings were that harmonic levels decreased with each subsequent harmonic, with the 2nd harmonic around -50dBm and higher harmonics below -30dBm. The report discusses the importance of low harmonic levels to prevent interference and how filters in phones suppress harmonics.

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    Wireless and network analysis tools

    Lab harmonic level measurement


    Submitted to: Robert Grant

    Submitted by:Ramandeep Singh Chahal


    8696190

    Lab 5 TX Harmonic levels

    In this lab we will be measuring the TX harmonic levels

    1. Please provide screen shots of the CMU and Spectrum Analyzer.


    2. Set Up the CMU to command the phone to transmit at maximum output power on
    the GSM 900 band channel 62.
    PCL: Power Control Level
    Band 850, 900, Max PCL5=33dBm
    Use the GSM900 band.
    3. Measure the fundamental TX power level on the spectrum analyzer and record
    value.
    4. Measure the power level on the spectrum analyzer at two times the fundamental
    TX frequency (2nd harmonic)
    5. Measure the power level on the spectrum analyzer at three times the
    fundamental TX frequency (3rd harmonic)
    6. Repeat measurements for 4 times, 5 times etc out to the maximum bandwidth
    of the Spectrum Analyzer.
    7. Repeat the procedure for the GSM850 band at PCL 5 (maximum output power),
    use the centre channel.
    8. Record your Spectrum Analyzer levels in the following table below.
    Band Fundamental freq (MHz) Fundamental power (dBm)
         
    GSM850  836.40 MHz 4.547 dBm
         
    GSM900  902.46 MHz 4.960 dBm
         
      2nd Harmonic frequency (MHz) 2nd Harmonic power (dBm)
         
    GSM850  1672.93 MHz  -65.97 dBm
         
    GSM900  1804.9408 MHz  -52.411 dBm
         
      3rd Freq (MHz) 3rd power (dBm)
         
    GSM850 2509.40 MHz  -79.603 dBm
         
    GSM900  2707.411 MHz  -37.225 dBm
         
      4th Freq (MHz) 4th power (dBm)
         
    GSM850  3342.44 MHz  -74.981 dBm
         
    GSM900  3609.84 MHz  Buried in the noise floor
         
    Questions

    1. Why is it important to have low harmonic radiated power levels?


    Sol: It is important to have low harmonic radiated power levels because
    interference can also be minimised on other simultaneous calls which may be
    using different bands. For example, the 2 nd harmonic of GSM 850 band may
    interfere in GSM1800 band. This must be prevented.

    2. How would we suppress these harmonic power levels in a Phone?


    Sol: The phone uses high quality low pass filter (LPF) which does not allow any
    harmonic frequencies to pass and only the assigned fundamental frequency is
    allowed through. The harmonics of the fundamental frequency are greatly
    attenuated as observed in the EXA spectrum analyzer.

    3. When we do these measurements practically what steps must be taken to


    ensure we are not generating these harmonics in the spectrum analyzer
    input.
    Sol: The mechanical attenuation of 10 to 20 dB on the spectrum analyzer must be
    adjusted accordingly so that internal harmonics in the spectrum analyser are not
    generated and only harmonics generated by the link between the phone and CMU
    are seen. At least 10 dB mechanical attenuation must be added to the spectrum
    analyzer.
    Screenshot of CMU is shown at GSM900 band at channel 62 uplink frequency 902.4
    MHz
    at PCL 5 (33 dBm)
    On EXA spectrum analyzer fundamental frequency 902.46 MHz at power 4.96 dBm
    2nd harmonic is noted at 1804.9408 MHz at power -52.411 dBm
    3rd harmonic frequency 2707.4112 MHz at power -37.225 dBm
    4th harmonic at 3609.84 MHz. Power cannot be measured as it is buried in the noise
    floor
    Screenshot of CMU is shown at GSM850 band at channel 189 uplink frequency 881.4
    MHz at PCL 5 (33 dBm)
    Fundamental frequency 836.40 MHz at power 4.547 dBm
    2nd harmonic at frequency 1672.93 MHz at power -65.970 dBm
    3rd harmonic at 2509.40 MHz at power -79.603 dBm
    4th harmonic at 3342.44 MHz at power -74.981 dBm

    To observe the 4th harmonic the attenuation was lowered but this overloaded the
    spectrum analyser.

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