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G4DHF
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 14, 2008 05:37
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Experimenter's Dream
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I’ve just taken delivery of the AA-500 (5MHz-500MHz) Antenna Analyser and am impressed by it’s performance. These are early days, but navigating through the Menu system was intuitive and within seconds I was reading graphical displays of my home designed antennas. Analysers that include 70cm are rare and the “alternatives” pale by comparison with the quality of build, user interface, ability to dump screen shots on the PC and ease of use of this device. I obtained mine from the UK importer for around £385, which although is not exactly cheap, you certainly get a lot for your money with the assurance of quality.
The analyser is truly portable and has it’s own carrying case for field use. It has provision for an external 12v source, which also charges the internal battery. There is a suite of software provided on CD, which facilitates even greater flexibility when connected to a PC. The graphical displays are easily read and adjustments to centre frequency and sweep are easily implemented. The analyser is also able to read open and shorts on coaxial lines, cable length, velocity factor, stub lengths, characteristic impedance, capacitor and inductor measurement and transformers. It can also be used as an RF signal generator. I have no connection with RigExpert or any of the importers. I’m just an enthusiastic antenna experimenter who has been making do with 2nd best until this unit became available.
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