[PPRAANet] VNA + Smith chart tuning? = YES!

[Dennis N0ABC]

Derek et al,

Seeing that R&L Electronics has the tinySA Ultra, with 4" screen, for 
$139.95, and that my tinySA from before is frustrating for me as I 
almost need a magnifying glass to read it, I am thinking about upgrading 
and selling my tinySA at the upcoming swapfest on Jan. 20. If anyone 
else is interested in the Ultra, here is the link:

https://www2.randl.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=75872

If I do get the Ultra, I see on R&L's web site that a customer made a 
"neat stand with his 3D printer." Since I've never gotten into 3D 
printing (at least not yet), I wonder if someone in PPRAA-land might be 
willing to fabricate one for me (for a fee of course). Here is the link 
for the "neat stand" :

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6075261

73

Dennis
N0ABC




On 1/1/2024 6:11 PM, Derek Brown wrote:
> This is AWESOME. Do you have a Nano-VNA (or full sized like here) and a manual tuner? If you do this will get you one step closer to understanding what is represented on a smith chart, if you don't already. Regardless I think this is a really neat, and fast, way to manually antenna tune. Try it!
>
> https://youtu.be/l430mUdv0gA?si=rTw9007wiv87OP7Q
>
> I also HIGHLY recommend this YT channel for electronics knowledge. He actually has very little "ham radio" stuff but TONS of Nano-VNA, tiny SA, full sized test equipment, electronics vids.
>
> 73,
>
> Derek / KØATV
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Dennis Major, N0ABC
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(CO, IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD)
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