[Towertalk] Antenna Analyzer Suggestions?
Jim Smith
jimsmith@shaw.ca
Sat, 04 May 2002 15:06:35 -0700
Hi Bruce,
Could you expand on this a bit or maybe give an example?
Tnx de Jim Smith VE7FO
SavageBR@aol.com wrote:
>It is even easier to make an impedance measurement using a series resistor. I
>have used this technique for years. All you need is to be able to make a
>reasonably accurate SWR measurement. Then you need a known value (I use 18
>ohms) series resistor in a connector. You take one regular SWR measurement
>and then insert the known series resistor and take a second SWR reading, plot
>the two readings in the form of circles on a Smith chart and you have the
>impedance.
>
>Bruce AA4Z
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