The QAR50 automotive radome tester is designed for radome and bumper testing in development and production

This application card describes a simplified material characterization method in the automotive radar frequency domain (76 GHz to 81 GHz) with the R&S®QAR50 automotive radome tester.

11-Jun-2025

Radome material quality analysis solutions from Rohde & Schwarz. Ensure your radomes & bumpers stay within demanding performance limits. Learn more here.

QAR50 K20 Phase mask

QAR50 K10 Frequency response

This document provides the technical specifications of the R&S®QAR50 automotive radome tester.

QAR50 Innovative user experience

QAR50 Quality automotive radome tester

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Getting started for the R&S®QAR50 Radome Tester. Describes how to install the R&S®QAR50.

The user manual describes the installation and operation of the R&S®QAR50.

16-Nov-2021 | Press Releases | Automotive

The new R&S QAR50 from Rohde & Schwarz is the ideal solution for measuring radomes and bumpers in production. The tester's innovative design ensures short measurement times and accurate, reproducible results with a very attractive price/performance ratio. A highly modular software concept allows the R&S QAR50 to be adapted to individual requirements.

08-Dec-2022 | Press Releases | Test & measurement

Together with its partner Löhnert Elektronik, Rohde & Schwarz has introduced a fully automated turnkey solution for bumper production radar transparency testing based on the successful R&S QAR50. The lightweight and compact setup of the R&S QAR50-R facilitates precise positioning of the measurement antennas, allowing faster, more accurate and convenient testing. This leads to higher throughput and yeilds as well as more flexiblity to adapt to different DUTs, for End-of-line (EOL) measurements of bumpers and other exterior parts.

06-Jun-2023 | Press Releases | Test & measurement

At Automotive Testing Expo Europe 2023 in Stuttgart, Rohde & Schwarz will demonstrate a wide range of cutting-edge test solutions that support automotive applications. With test solutions on show that cover automotive radar, Ethernet, 5G and UWB, the company enables the automotive industry to make the next level of autonomous driving reality.

09-Jun-2022 | Press Releases | Test & measurement

At Automotive Testing Expo Europe 2022 in Stuttgart, Rohde & Schwarz will demonstrate a wide range of advanced test solutions that support automotive applications. In the focus of the company at the show will be C-V2X, GNSS and automotive radar solutions which pave the way for the realization of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). Another important topics are connectivity test solutions for Automotive Ethernet, 5G and UWB.

27-Oct-2021 | Press Releases | Test & measurement

Rohde & Schwarz is presenting its solutions live at productronica 2021, the leading global trade show for electronics development and production. The focus is on T&M equipment for latest technologies including automotive radar, satellite communications, Wi-Fi 7 and 5G. High throughput and low cost are essential in production environments, and Rohde & Schwarz solutions support exactly these goals. Trade show visitors will find the following Rohde & Schwarz highlights and more in hall A1, booth 375 at Messe München.