Test instrument for 5G CPE antenna installation

A fifth-generation network (5G) test instrument comprising:

• a portable power supply to supply power to an external 5G Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) antenna remote from the 5G test instrument, the 5G CPE antenna to be installed at a specific location on a premises;
• and
• a 5G signal tester to:
• measure signal strength of a 5G beam received by the 5G CPE antenna at the specific location on the premises, wherein the signal strength of the 5G beam varies depending on where the 5G CPE antenna is located on the premises;
• and
• generate audio output having a particular tone that varies based on the varying signal strength of the 5G beam, wherein the particular tone of the audio output indicates the signal strength of the 5G beam received by the 5G CPE antenna at the specific location on the premises.

A method of measuring and audibly indicating a signal metric of a fifth-generation network (5G) beam, comprising:

• measuring, by a test instrument, the signal metric of the 5G beam received by a 5G Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) antenna at a specific location on a premises, wherein the signal metric of the 5G beam varies based on a signal strength of the 5G beam depending on where the 5G CPE antenna is located on the premises;
• generating, by the test instrument, an audio output having a particular tone that varies based on the signal metric of the 5G beam, wherein the particular tone of the audio output indicates the signal strength of the 5G beam received by the 5G CPE antenna at the specific location on the premises;
• and
• transmitting, by the test instrument, the audio output having the particular tone to a speaker or a headphone device.