Patent ID: 7994990

Claim:
A simulator device for simulating an internal antenna of a telemetry device to simulate and assess expected radio frequency (RF) characteristics of the telemetry device, the simulator device comprising: a simulator housing configured to accommodate close proximity placement of the telemetry device, the simulator housing comprising a structural shape corresponding to a telemetry housing of the telemetry device, the simulator housing including an opening for receiving the telemetry housing within the simulator housing; a simulator antenna within the simulator housing, wherein the simulator antenna corresponds to a potential location for an internal antenna within the telemetry housing of the telemetry device; a radio frequency (RF) connector coupled to the simulator housing, wherein the RF connector is configured for connection to a communication device; and a fastening mechanism to secure the simulator device over the telemetry device such that the simulator antenna is adjacent to the potential location for the internal antenna, wherein proximity of the simulator antenna to the potential location for the internal antenna provides simulator device RF characteristics that simulate internal antenna RF characteristics.