Mini60 Ham Radio Antenna SWR Impedance Analyzer Tutorial

A few ham radio operators have had trouble getting started with the MINI60 SARK100 antenna analyzer. I thought the best way to help would be to creating a tutorial in English, since the user manual leaves much room for improvement.

in this video we go through:
- Putting the MINI60 into Wireless link mode.
- Pairing the Bluetooth antenna analyzer with your smartphone or tablet,
- Adjusting the resonant frequency of a magloop while scanning SWR.

An antenna analyzer (also known as a noise bridge, RX bridge, SWR analyzer, or RF analyzer) is a device used for measuring the input impedance of antenna systems in radio electronics applications.

The most common manufacturers of antenna analyzers are MFJ (MFJ Enterprises Inc. MFJ-269), and Rig Expert. Unfortunately, both of these products are outside the reach of most newcomers to amateur radio becasue of their high cost. The Mini60 offers some functionality not found in the more expensive alternatives, such as wireless connectivity, real-time scanning, plotting SWR across the entire HF spectrum in realtime, ...

You can find additional info and a purchase link for the Mini60 here: http://oh8stn.org/blog/2017/04/23/rip-mfj-mini-60-the-android-powered-antenna-analyzer/

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