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How to Use an Antenna Analyzer
Rich Holoch - KY6R
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How to Use an Antenna Analyzer
• The basics– Impedance– Reactance– Resistance– SWR– Efficiency and SWR– Use in conjunction with EZNec for “the rest of
the story” . . .
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How to Use an Antenna Analyzer
• Why use an antenna analyzer?– Avoid “costly” mistakes when pruning– Check your antenna against mfg. published specs– Tune antenna– Tune feedline– Tune phasing “stubs”– Troubleshoot problems– Education – “demystify” your antenna system– See if an antenna tuner will have the range you need– See if you are expecting too much from an antenna
and re-adjust your strategy based on hard facts
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How to Use an Antenna Analyzer
PALSTAR ZM-30 MFJ 269
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How to Use an Antenna Analyzer
PALSTAR ZM-30 – comes with ladder line transformer andXXXXXX
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How to Use an Antenna AnalyzerBoth Can Measure:
• Antenna bandwidth (SWR across frequency)• Feedpoint impedance• Ground loss• Coax cable loss• Adjust tuners and amp tuned circuits and measure loss• Measure phasing lines• Impedance of transmission lines• Measure balun loss• Inductor Q• Magnetic loop resonance and SWR
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How to Use an Antenna Analyzer
• Major Differences– MFJ-269
• Covers VHF and UHF• Line length in degrees and feet
– Palstar ZM-30• Has Serial port and can scan from PC• Has better battery access and feels more stable
and “solid” as far as build quality is concerned
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How to Use an Antenna Analyzer
• MFJ features• Palstar features
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How to Use an Antenna Analyzer
• Monoband Antennas– Full sized monoband antennas will be more
broadbanded– Shortened monoband antennas will be more
narrow banded– The SWR and Reactance curves will be
“simpler” and “more predictable” for a properlyworking monoband antenna
– Full sized monoband antennas offer less of a“compromise” solution
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How to Use an Antenna Analyzer
• Multiband Antennas– Usually more narrow band than a full sized
monoband antenna– Require special tuned circuits (L – C
components or design of the radiators toachieve the same effect)
– Have very complex SWR and reactancecurves
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How to Use an Antenna Analyzer
• Tuning feedlines– Coax length and resonance– Ladder line
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How to Use an Antenna Analyzer
• Arrays and tuning “stubs”
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How to Use an Antenna Analyzer• Multiband Dipole – Alpha Delta DX-LB
– 20 khz on 160M– 40 khz on 80M– 300 khz on 40M
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How to Use an Antenna Analyzer• Multiband Dipole – Alpha Delta DX-LB
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How to Use an Antenna Analyzer• DX-LB on 160M
– Matches manufacturers specs – 20 khz bandwidth on 160M
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BTW – had to write down data point readings by hand and enter them in Excel
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How to Use an Antenna Analyzer• DX-LB on 80M
– As advertised, 40 khz bandwidth on 80M
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How to Use an Antenna Analyzer• DX-LB on 40M
– Also as advertised on 40M - 300 khz bandwidth
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How to Use an Antenna Analyzer• Force-12 “Ruby” 2M / 70CM SHVD
– Advertised bandwidth of 1.4:1 for more than 20 mhz• I verified that this is true with my MFJ-269 analyzer• I Found that performance wise (simplex 2M QSO between Lafayette and Petaluma) it is “comparable” to my
Diamond X50. It is half the size and built like a tank. You could stack these vertically more easily than anX50.
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How to Use an Antenna Analyzer• K9AY Loops – Receive Only Antenna
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How to Use an Antenna Analyzer
• K9AY Loops – Receive Only Antenna– Wanted to see if the terminating resistor really
did affect the SWR, since you are changingthe antennas impedance
– It does – but very subtly – 10 positions thatrange from 1.1:1 to 1.7:1
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How to Use an Antenna Analyzer
• Cutting Phasing Lines / Stubs
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• Tune radials
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How to Use an Antenna Analyzer• Force-12 C3SS – Automatically Scanned & Plotted for 20M
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Ma8040v – 80M
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Ma8040v – 40m
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Ma8040v – 1 -10mhz
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Ma8040v – 10 – 20 mhz
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Ma8040v – 20 -30 mhz
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Dx-lb 160
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Dx-lb 40m