Re: [Flexradio] antenna Smith Chart can this be ad to program ?

2007-06-29 Thread Jim Lux
At 07:23 PM 6/28/2007, Larry Phipps wrote: Comments in context below. Jim Lux wrote: At 09:41 AM 6/28/2007, Larry Phipps wrote: Thanks for the plug, Army. I think Jim had something else in mind, and I may be able to shed some light on the discussion. Paul Kiciak, N2PK, who developed the very

Re: [Flexradio] antenna Smith Chart can this be ad to program ?

2007-06-29 Thread John Ackermann N8UR
Jim Lux wrote: At 07:23 PM 6/28/2007, Larry Phipps wrote: My software is free, but not open source. And that appears to be the case for most (if not all) low cost VNA solutions. The TAPR VNA (sold by Ten-Tec) software is open source and licensed under the GPL. It's a Windows

Re: [Flexradio] antenna Smith Chart can this be ad to program ?

2007-06-29 Thread John Ackermann N8UR
Jim Lux wrote: At 06:40 AM 6/29/2007, John Ackermann N8UR wrote: Jim Lux wrote: At 07:23 PM 6/28/2007, Larry Phipps wrote: My software is free, but not open source. And that appears to be the case for most (if not all) low cost VNA solutions. The TAPR VNA (sold by Ten-Tec) software is

Re: [Flexradio] antenna Smith Chart can this be ad to program ?

2007-06-29 Thread Jim Lux
At 06:40 AM 6/29/2007, John Ackermann N8UR wrote: Jim Lux wrote: At 07:23 PM 6/28/2007, Larry Phipps wrote: My software is free, but not open source. And that appears to be the case for most (if not all) low cost VNA solutions. The TAPR VNA (sold by Ten-Tec) software is open source and

Re: [Flexradio] antenna Smith Chart can this be ad to program ?

2007-06-29 Thread John Ackermann N8UR
Jim Lux wrote: At 06:40 AM 6/29/2007, John Ackermann N8UR wrote: Jim Lux wrote: At 07:23 PM 6/28/2007, Larry Phipps wrote: My software is free, but not open source. And that appears to be the case for most (if not all) low cost VNA solutions. The TAPR VNA (sold by Ten-Tec) software is

Re: [Flexradio] antenna Smith Chart can this be ad to program ?

2007-06-29 Thread Jim Lux
At 06:40 AM 6/29/2007, John Ackermann N8UR wrote: Jim Lux wrote: At 07:23 PM 6/28/2007, Larry Phipps wrote: My software is free, but not open source. And that appears to be the case for most (if not all) low cost VNA solutions. The TAPR VNA (sold by Ten-Tec) software is open source and

Re: [Flexradio] antenna Smith Chart can this be ad to program ?

2007-06-28 Thread Jim Lux
At 05:00 PM 6/27/2007, Gerald Youngblood wrote: It should be possible to use the FLEX-5000 for impedance measurement since it is full duplex capable. It is not possible to do this with the SDR-1000 because of its half duplex architecture. On the 5000, we should be able to use the XVTX as the

Re: [Flexradio] antenna Smith Chart can this be ad to program ?

2007-06-28 Thread Army Curtis - AE5P
@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] antenna Smith Chart can this be ad to program ? At 05:00 PM 6/27/2007, Gerald Youngblood wrote: It should be possible to use the FLEX-5000 for impedance measurement since it is full duplex capable. It is not possible to do this with the SDR-1000 because

Re: [Flexradio] antenna Smith Chart can this be ad to program ?

2007-06-28 Thread Jim Lux
At 09:41 AM 6/28/2007, Larry Phipps wrote: Thanks for the plug, Army. I think Jim had something else in mind, and I may be able to shed some light on the discussion. Paul Kiciak, N2PK, who developed the very accurate N2PK VNA has been playing with the concept of an SDR VNA. He has posted this

Re: [Flexradio] antenna Smith Chart can this be ad to program ?

2007-06-27 Thread elan paim
i know on the 505dsp Kachina i used to have they had the antenna Smith Chart . i wonder if this can be done as well ???on the 1.9 program ? vy73 and all the best Elan g0uut -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

Re: [Flexradio] antenna Smith Chart can this be ad to program ?

2007-06-27 Thread elan paim
i know on the 505dsp Kachina i used to have they had the antenna Smith Chart . i wonder if this can be done as well ???on the 1.9 program ? vy73 and all the best Elan g0uut -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

Re: [Flexradio] antenna Smith Chart can this be ad to program ?

2007-06-27 Thread elan paim
i know on the 505dsp Kachina i used to have they had the antenna Smith Chart . i wonder if this can be done as well ???on the 1.9 program ? vy73 and all the best Elan g0uut -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

Re: [Flexradio] antenna Smith Chart can this be ad to program ?

2007-06-27 Thread Tim Ellison
@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] antenna Smith Chart can this be ad to program ? i know on the 505dsp Kachina i used to have they had the antenna Smith Chart . i wonder if this can be done as well ???on the 1.9 program ? vy73 and all the best Elan g0uut -- next part

Re: [Flexradio] antenna Smith Chart can this be ad to program ?

2007-06-27 Thread petervn
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] namens elan paim Verzonden: wo 27-6-2007 20:45 Aan: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Onderwerp: Re: [Flexradio] antenna Smith Chart can this be ad to program ? i know on the 505dsp Kachina i used to have they had the antenna Smith Chart . i wonder if this can be done as well

Re: [Flexradio] antenna Smith Chart can this be ad to program ?

2007-06-27 Thread Dudley Hurry
Elan, There are several free programs to do that very thing, just by plugging in the reactance and resistance from an antenna analyzer or you can use a tool like the one from Array Solutions, http://www.arraysolutions.com/Products/AIM4170.htm#top%20of%20page That will plot it out for you..

Re: [Flexradio] antenna Smith Chart can this be ad to program ?

2007-06-27 Thread petervn
Onderwerp: Re: [Flexradio] antenna Smith Chart can this be ad to program ? Elan, There are several free programs to do that very thing, just by plugging in the reactance and resistance from an antenna analyzer or you can use a tool like the one from Array Solutions, http://www.arraysolutions.com

Re: [Flexradio] antenna Smith Chart can this be ad to program ?

2007-06-27 Thread Gerald Youngblood
23:54 Aan: elan paim; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Onderwerp: Re: [Flexradio] antenna Smith Chart can this be ad to program ? Elan, There are several free programs to do that very thing, just by plugging in the reactance and resistance from an antenna analyzer or you can use a tool