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<div style=""><p class="ydp61258ff6MsoNormal" style=""><font size="2">Well I need to join the conversation about SWR
analyzers. I bought a kit from Funk
Amateur. If you don’t want to get
Chinese products, this is a good alternative as it is from Germany. The item is called a Vector Antenna Analyzer
and it was designed by a German ham, DG5MK.
The model I have is FA-VA4.</font></p>
<p class="ydp61258ff6MsoNormal" style=""><font size="2">It is a kit and you need to put it together yourself.<span> </span>It takes a couple of hours and the soldering
requires a small iron.<span> </span>However, all of
the surface mount devices are already on the main board so you won’t have to
stress over doing that task.<span> </span>It is
powered from a pair of AA batteries.<span> </span>The
thing I like best about this analyzer is that you can display 5 bands at one time.<span> </span>I have mine set up to look at the 5 major HF
bands at once.<span> </span>So you only have to push
the on button to see all the bands.<span> </span>This
is especially helpful if you have an 80 meter OCF (Off Center Fed) antenna which
covers 80, 40, 20, 10 and 6 meters.<span> </span>Yes,
an 80 meter antenna will work on 6, try it.</font></p>
<div style=""><font size="2">The website for the analyzer is <a href="http://www.box73.de" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="">www.box73.de</a>. It is in German, but if you use Google it
will translate. My FA-VA4 goes from 100KHz
to 100MHz and cost $129. The latest
version is FA-VA5 and it covers 100KHz to 600MHz and costs 179 euros.</font></div><div style=""><font size="2"><br></font></div><div style=""><font size="2">Paul</font></div><div style=""><font size="2">K1VK</font></div><br></div><div style="font-size: 16px;">+</div><div style="font-size: 16px;"><br></div>
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On Saturday, March 30, 2019, 1:00:04 PM EDT, bars-request@w1hh.org <bars-request@w1hh.org> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">Send bars mailing list submissions to<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bars@w1hh.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a href="http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a href="mailto:bars-request@w1hh.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bars-request@w1hh.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">You can reach the person managing the list at<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a href="mailto:bars-owner@w1hh.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bars-owner@w1hh.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br></div><div dir="ltr">than "Re: Contents of bars digest..."<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Today's Topics:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> 1. Re: RigExpert SWR analyzers? (Guy DeMartinis)<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">----------------------------------------------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Message: 1<br></div><div dir="ltr">Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 15:47:05 -0400<br></div><div dir="ltr">From: Guy DeMartinis <<a href="mailto:demartinisfam@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">demartinisfam@gmail.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">To: <a href="mailto:dptrainor@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dptrainor@gmail.com</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">Cc: Andy Wallace <<a href="mailto:soldersmoke01@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">soldersmoke01@gmail.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bars@w1hh.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: Re: [bars] RigExpert SWR analyzers?<br></div><div dir="ltr">Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:A380B85A-F19C-4391-A8D1-E1CCA0F609C8@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A380B85A-F19C-4391-A8D1-E1CCA0F609C8@gmail.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Just a related antenna analyzer side note - I purchased a SARK-100 Antenna Analyzer for under $70 as part of my initial ultra-low-budget QRP HF station which includes a Bitx40 built into a lunchbox along with various MFJ necessities (dummy load, qrp tuner, etc.)... Less than ~$350 total including RF cable and materials for a home-made ?shorty-40? dipole. I can?t say I?d recommend the SARK-100 or related versions as the quality from the Chinese companies that build them is hit or miss. Mine worked well enough for me to tune my dipole and some other antennae with noticeable performance improvements.... But now that I have an MFJ-874 on my bench I will go back and compare some SWR readings to see if the SARK-100 is junk... or not?<br></div><div dir="ltr">Regards,<br></div><div dir="ltr">Guy<br></div><div dir="ltr">AC1BJ<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">> On Mar 29, 2019, at 14:44, Dan Trainor <<a href="mailto:dptrainor@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dptrainor@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> Hello Andy, Glad you found manual. Yeah, would be good topic for a lecture or article. SWR analyzers, for sure so darn useful for understanding the complete electrical profile of your antenna. An essential tool for all that might experiment with antennas and/or want to improve there system. Or monitor health over time. It really opens your eyes as to what is happening with your antenna whether your drilling down on a specific frequency and looking at reactances or looking at SWR plot and other parameters over a wide span. If anyone whats to borrow my AA-230 Zoom, to check it out or just use to plot out an antenna, just let me know. Regards, Dan WA1QZX<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">>> On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 2:02 PM Andy Wallace <<a href="mailto:soldersmoke01@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">soldersmoke01@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Aha, the AA-230 Zoom manual is on DX Engineering. <br></div><div dir="ltr">>> <br></div><div dir="ltr">>> <a href="https://static.dxengineering.com/global/images/instructions/reu-aa-230zoom_sn.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://static.dxengineering.com/global/images/instructions/reu-aa-230zoom_sn.pdf</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> <br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Folks - maybe this would be good for a meeting lecture or newsletter article - an SWR analyzer is a piece of test gear which can greatly speed up and simplify antenna setup. No need to fool with a transceiver and SWR meter. These things connect to your coax and almost instantly show you how well your antenna will resonate on a particular band or bands!<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Andy<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> <br></div><div dir="ltr">>> <br></div><div dir="ltr">>> On Mar 29, 2019, at 1:55 PM, Andy Wallace <<a href="mailto:soldersmoke01@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">soldersmoke01@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> <br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Great, thanks, Dan. I see they are not made in PRChina but the Ukraine. The Comet one is made in Japan. I don?t see a manual download area on RigExpert?s site...<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> <br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Andy<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> <br></div><div dir="ltr">>> <br></div><div dir="ltr">>> On Mar 29, 2019, at 12:50 PM, Dan Trainor <<a href="mailto:dptrainor@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dptrainor@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> <br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Yes, they are very good. I have the AA-54 Zoom model. Also the software for plotting SWR and other parameters is also very powerful. The units are high quality. Highly recommend. Dan WA1QZX <br></div><div dir="ltr">>> <br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Sent from my iPhone<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> <br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> On Mar 29, 2019, at 11:24 AM, Andy Wallace <<a href="mailto:soldersmoke01@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">soldersmoke01@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> <br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> Folks, I was wondering if any of you use these. I recently watched this review and the capabilities seem really good compared to the Comet (or the simple Youkits one I have). <br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> <br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> <a href="https://youtu.be/Q2HDuv84mkw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/Q2HDuv84mkw</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> <br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> Andy<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> KA1GTT<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> <br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> _______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> bars mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> <a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bars@w1hh.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> <a href="http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> -- <br></div><div dir="ltr">> Dan<br></div><div dir="ltr">> _______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">> bars mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bars@w1hh.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">> <a href="http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">-------------- next part --------------<br></div><div dir="ltr">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br></div><div dir="ltr">URL: <<a href="http://mail.w1hh.org/pipermail/bars_w1hh.org/attachments/20190329/e2ce0542/attachment-0001.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mail.w1hh.org/pipermail/bars_w1hh.org/attachments/20190329/e2ce0542/attachment-0001.html</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: Digest Footer<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">bars mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bars@w1hh.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">End of bars Digest, Vol 13, Issue 12<br></div><div dir="ltr">************************************<br></div></div>
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