Of John Mechura via BVARC
Sent: Monday, November 8, 2021 18:34
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
Cc: John Mechura ; Christopher Boone
; of...@mailman.qth.net; ralph phillips
Subject: Re: [BVARC] antenna analyzers
Greetings,
I use my nano vna on a weekly basis for my hf antenna.
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; of...@mailman.qth.net; ralph phillips
Subject: Re: [BVARC] antenna analyzers
Greetings,
I use my nano vna on a weekly basis for my hf antenna.
I have had it for about a year or so.
Connected to the antenna wiring right where it goes into my radio, I diddle my
antenna tuner as necessary
You can't go wrong with a Nano VNA for $50'ish. I would get some SMA to
PL-259 short jumpers to save wear on the mounted SMA's.
OSL calibration loads are provided. QST had a review of this analyzer
awhile back. Lots of valid You Tube videos too.
Other Analyzers have been reviewed in QST. Go
Greetings,
I use my nano vna on a weekly basis for my hf antenna.
I have had it for about a year or so.
Connected to the antenna wiring right where it goes into my radio, I diddle
my antenna tuner as necessary and many times achieve 1.04 : 1 or less
reflected, as shown on the graph of the nano
I bought a Mini VNA for ~150. Works great. They show it as 100k thru
1300MHz but the RF out quits at around 600MHz.
I've swept cavities, checked HF and VHF/UHF antennas. Love it. I could use
it to align an AM broadcast directional array!! No need to lug a heavy OMB
around. Does Smith charts!
The
I have seen some very nice antenna analyzers from Comet and RigExpert. They
cost anywhere from $200 to $600 depending on the model.
I have used some of them and they do a good job. Apparently they are ready to
use out of the package…no calibration routine needed.
Then there are small units
