Test apparatus used in the development of a 420MHz cellular mobile system

This paper describes an automated mobile laboratory used in the development of a cellular mobile telephone system in the Province of Alberta, Canada. Objectives which the mobile laboratory is intended to meet are presented first. This is followed by a description of the various components and instruments selected for the test arrangement. The configuration of the equipment and some methods used in data acquistion are then outlined. Software routines used to collect and analyze the data are briefly explained. Some results of measurements are then discussed. The paper concludes with an assessement of the effectiveness of the mobile laboratory as a tool in developing a cellular radio system and briefly mentions plans for future uses of the apparatus.