I would second the Antenna Analyzer. I have an MFJ unit, but it really can't be difficult to design a better unit. My requirements are as follows:
- I don't care for portability (Although the Elecraft one would likely be small and portable anyway) - The ability to calibrate out a certain piece of feedline. - PC control, reporting - Frequency sweeps, with graphing (on PC), sweep PC controlled - Did I mention PC control? - Preferably standard RS232 comms, to facilitate developing new software. - Freq range up to 145 MHz (2m) at leas, pref to 500MHz. - OH, and PC control Cheers! 73 de ZR6SW -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Julian, G4ILO Sent: 13 April 2005 13:28 To: Elecraft List Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Potential Elecraft Kit If Elecraft is going to get into making kits for more sophisticated test equipment, I'd like to see an antenna analyzer. The MFJ ones are ridiculously overpriced over here, and it's not practical to bypass rip-off UK dealers and buy direct because MFJ levy a deliberately inflated international shipping charge. Besides, I'm sure an Elecraft product would be higher quality. 73, -- Julian, G4ILO G4ILO's Shack: http://www.tech-pro.net/g4ilo Stewart Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I built one of these simple spectrum analysers, and it works well within it's design spec, however I find that I don't use it. This is because of the Wide Resolution Bandwidth, it is OK for harmonics and widely spaced spurious, but for in-close (<50kHz) measurements it does not cope. With DDS and support chips now available at reasonable prices it should be possible to produce a performance spectrum analyser (including good IF filtering) at a modest cost. How about it Elecraft ? _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.7 - Release Date: 12/04/2005 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
