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  "id": "instruments:latnex-af-5000",
  "collection": "instruments",
  "slug": "latnex-af-5000",
  "name": "LATNEX AF-5000",
  "summary": "Three-in-one meter with a three-axis 50/60 Hz magnetic sensor, a 50–2,000 V/m electric-field mode and an RF mode specified from 50 MHz to 10 GHz, in which the manufacturer states that readings below 1 GHz and from 8 to 10 GHz are for reference only.",
  "status": "verified",
  "lastVerified": "2026-08-12",
  "data": {
    "aliases": [
      "AF-5000",
      "AF5000",
      "LATNEX all-in-one 5G EMF meter"
    ],
    "manufacturer": "LATNEX",
    "model": "AF-5000",
    "instrumentClass": "broadband-rf-meter",
    "kind": "multi-field",
    "measures": [
      "power-density",
      "electric-field-strength",
      "magnetic-flux-density"
    ],
    "bands": [
      {
        "quantity": "power-density",
        "minHz": 50000000,
        "maxHz": 10000000000,
        "label": "RF: 50 MHz – 10 GHz (reference only below 1 GHz and 8–10 GHz)"
      },
      {
        "quantity": "magnetic-flux-density",
        "minHz": 50,
        "maxHz": 60,
        "label": "Magnetic: 50/60 Hz only"
      },
      {
        "quantity": "electric-field-strength",
        "minHz": 50,
        "maxHz": 60,
        "label": "Electric: 50/60 Hz only"
      }
    ],
    "axes": "mixed",
    "ranges": [
      {
        "mode": "Magnetic field, three-axis",
        "range": "20 / 200 / 2000 mG (2 / 20 / 200 µT)",
        "resolution": "0.02 / 0.1 / 1 mG"
      },
      {
        "mode": "Electric field",
        "range": "50 – 2,000 V/m"
      },
      {
        "mode": "RF power density",
        "range": "0.02 µW/m² – 554.6 mW/m² (36.1 mV/m – 14.46 V/m, −51 to 16 dBm)",
        "resolution": "0.02 µW/m²"
      }
    ],
    "accuracy": "RF ±2 dB at 2.45 GHz; magnetic ±(15% + 100 digits); electric ±(7% + 50 digits)",
    "calibration": "No calibration certificate is listed with the meter.",
    "peakHold": false,
    "logging": false,
    "suitedTo": [
      "An inexpensive first look at all three field types, with the three-axis magnetic reading being the strongest mode",
      "Screening for elevated wiring and appliance magnetic fields at 50/60 Hz"
    ],
    "cannotDo": [
      "RF figures below 1 GHz and between 8 and 10 GHz are reference only by the manufacturer's own statement, which rules out quantitative work on FM, TETRA, 700–800 MHz cellular bands and anything above 8 GHz",
      "The magnetic sensor responds at 50/60 Hz only, so it cannot quantify inverter, induction-hob or traction fields in the intermediate range",
      "±(15% + 100 digits) on the magnetic mode is a wide tolerance at low field strengths",
      "No peak-hold, so short pulsed bursts are under-reported",
      "No logging and no frequency identification"
    ],
    "marketStatus": "current",
    "availability": {
      "vendor": "EMR Shielding Solutions",
      "url": "https://www.emrss.com/products/5g-emf-meter-af-5000",
      "relationship": "owned"
    },
    "related": [
      "meters:broadband-rf-meter",
      "meters:elf-gaussmeter",
      "meters:intermediate-frequency-meter",
      "questions:which-emf-meter-should-i-buy"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "latnex-af-5000",
      "title": "LATNEX AF-5000 5G EMF meter — specifications",
      "publisher": "LATNEX",
      "url": "https://www.latnex.com/products/af-5000",
      "kind": "manufacturer",
      "retrieved": "2026-08-12"
    }
  ],
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