[Elecraft] KX2 Antenna Analyzer Program

[Walter Underwood]

I know, I was going to fix that, but it was already too complicated. It would be measuring the same thing that an “antenna” analyzer measured when connected to the same terminal.

The common terminology is such a disaster that it is tiring to fight it.

wunder
K6WRU
Walter Underwood
CM87wj
http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog)

> On Feb 19, 2018, at 3:52 PM, Fred Jensen <k6dgw at foothill.net> wrote:
> 
> Antenna Z?  I think you meant "Impedance at the ATU antenna connector?"
> 
> 73,
> 
> Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
> Sparks NV DM09dn
> Washoe County
> 
> On 2/19/2018 3:02 PM, Walter Underwood wrote:
>> I’m pretty sure that Wizkers:Radio can do an SWR scan. I did that with an earlier version of the program.
>> 
>> http://wizkers.github.io/wizkers-doc/ins/elecraft-kx3/
>> 
>> An antenna analyzer does a lot more, but an SWR scan is handy.
>> 
>> Hmm, because you can read back the L-C combinations from the ATU, you could estimate the antenna Z from the conjugate match. That would be a lot more like an antenna analyzer.
>> 
>> wunder
>> K6WRU
>> Walter Underwood
>> CM87wj
>> http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog)
>> 
>>> On Feb 19, 2018, at 11:40 AM, Jim Sr Sturges <jwsturges at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I saw and carefully bookmarked an article on a software utility that would
>>> allow the KX2 to act as an antenna analyzer. And lost the bookmark.
>>> 
>>> Unless that was a dream/fantasy, would someone kindly Elmer me along and
>>> remind me where that resource is? My considerable googling skills have
>>> proved for nought.
>>> 
>>> Many thanks and 73,
>>> 
>>> Jim N3SZ
>>> -- 
>>> Jim Sturges, N3SZ
>>> Amateur Radio operators do it with frequency.
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