Mobile Calibration Overview
In today’s world of quickly evolving CATV services there is no point using test equipment unless you can be absolutely confident that its results are true and accurate. Your test equipment requires calibration at least annually to ensure its accuracy, and depending on your situation, to keep in the good graces of various regulatory agencies.  An inaccurate reading is worse than no reading at all.  Your technicians could be balancing your cable plant and headends at incorrect levels, creating more issues than they resolve.

Your systems will receive expert service with almost zero downtime.  ComSonics’ on-site specialists work closely with your employees to ensure a smooth and trouble-free experience. ComSonics has the range and quality of equipment and the technical expertise to compare performance and tolerances against national standards.  A quality calibration service which includes all testing necessary to certify that the instrument is measuring to specification. This insures that measurement repeatability and uncertainty are optimized, assuring high quality and performance.  If a piece of equipment fails the verification process, it is typically in need of repair services beyond the scope of the on-site calibration labs, and can be sent to one of ComSonics’ nationwide repair facilities.

ComSonics’ On-Site Calibration service does not charge for any travel expenses or trip fees!

Benefits of using ComSonics’ on-site services:

• Reduced shipping costs & hazards
• Near zero downtime
• No more “past due” test equipment
• Consolidation of vendors
• Cost-effective & convenient
• Includes preventive maintenance inspection & cleaning
• Expert quality service
• Highly trained technicians
• Competitive pricing
• Over 35 years experience in repair & calibrations
• Certifications are NIST traceable
• Industry proven test methods
• Certificates provided for system FCC files
• Equipment labels for each unit
• Online results and reminders of equipment verification needs
• Logistic costs are a thing of the past
• Our schedule is planned with your work schedule in mind
• No need for rental or spare equipment while calibrations are being performed

A word of caution: If you encounter test equipment that “requires no calibration” or is touted as “self-calibrating”, proceed with care.  Manufacturers can incorporate circuitry in test equipment that automatically initiates calibration routines at equipment startup.  However, these routines are based on internal reference points that, by laws of nature, will incur drift over time and ultimately yield inaccurate calibration. External verification by a standard traceable to a universally accepted and proven measure is necessary to ensure that the effect of nature’s constant thrust toward entropy does not jeopardize your testing integrity.