[TowerTalk] New antenna analyzer from SteppIR

[Tom Davis]

It appears to be closer to the AIM 4170.  Per the info at
http://www.sark110.com/ , it looks like a single port device.

Tom K7TBM

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Hunt [mailto:steve at karinya.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2014 12:20 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] New antenna analyzer from SteppIR

Interesting!

I presume that if it's being compared to the Array Solutions VNA2180 it will
do 2-port measurements?

Steve G3TXQ



On 10/12/2014 19:23, K7LXC--- via TowerTalk wrote:
> Howdy, TowerTalkians --
>   
>      I attended a meeting of the Western Washington DX  Club last 
> night and the presentation was a new product from the guys at SteppIR,  
> a local company. It's a real nifty antenna analyzer that is small 
> enough to put  in a shirt pocket but has lots of features. The basic 
> unit is the SARK 110 which until now has not been available in the US. 
> SteppIR will feature the nomenclature of VNA 110 (Vector Network 
> Analyzer). They're positioning it as  better than an MFJ and much more 
> usable than the Array Solutions VNA 2180 which requires a PC to drive it.
>   
>      It'll do the usual antenna functions and also  includes a TDR 
> (Time Domain Reflectometer) which is invaluable for feedline  
> problems. It has a USB port and is completely computer compatible. The 
> price  will be around $380 and I don't know when it'll become available.
>   
> Cheers,
> Steve      K7LXC
> TOWER TECH
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