[TowerTalk] Transition from AO to EZNEC

[Pete Smith]

And just to add to the confusion, there is a shareware Excel front end for NEC-2 or 4 that is written by Dan Maguire, AC6LA (www.qsl.net/ac6la).  It is much easier to use than 4NEC2, though not as powerful.  A full-capability demo is available.  One great strength is that it translates to/from EZNEC file format, and has a tight integration to VOACAP.  No optimizer, but excellent variable handling and a multi-iteration test-case generator.  Uses 4NEC2's visualizer.

73, Pete N4ZR

 At 02:42 PM 3/31/2006, Jim Lux wrote:
>At 07:08 AM 3/31/2006, Bob Kellow, W5LT wrote:
>>Hi:
>>I am trying to migrate from AO to EZNEC to simplify my life.
>>It is awkward at best to keep switching from Windows to DOS and back to do
>>antenna analysis.
>>I am very used to the features of AO, and some of them seem to be lacking in
>>EZNEC.
>>For example, I use a lot of variables in AO, and I cannot find a similar
>>feature in EZNEC.
>>Also, I like the "optimize" feature of AO that will tune a variable until it
>>finds a solution that matches your criteria.
>>I cannot find a similar feature in EZNEC.
>>Are these really missing, or have I just not looked hard enough?
>
>I can't speak to EZNEC (perhaps an email to Roy would get rapid answers?)
>
>However, 4nec2 (free for the downloading) does have variables, several 
>forms of optimization, 3D visualization, a geometry editor, etc., and uses 
>the standard NEC2 engine underneath it all (or the NEC4 engine, if you have 
>a copy)
>
>I've been using it for about 5 years now, and it's fairly easy to use, with 
>the significant advantage that it uses standard NEC decks.
>
>http://home.ict.nl/~arivoors/Home.htm
>
>
>However, I have friends who use EZNEC, and they like it as much as I like 
>4nec2.  It is probably easier to get started modeling with EZNEC as it 
>provides some built in capabilities as far as model entry.  4nec2 might 
>provide comparable things, but since I'm already facile with NEC decks, and 
>I tend to generate the geometry with other software anyway, I haven't 
>investigated it very much.
>
>
>Jim, W6RMK 
>
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