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RigExpert Antenna Analyzer

3.10. Presets

You  can  save  frequently  used  bands  to  quickly  pick  them  later.  Just  enter  band  as 
usual typing start and stop frequencies or zooming the graph then press 

Add

 button 

in 

Presets

 window.

To retreive saved preset just double click on it in the 

Presets

 list. The graph will be 

zoomed to selected band automatically.

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Summary of Contents for AA-55 ZOOM

Page 1: ...RigExpert Software manual Antenna and cable analyzer ZOOM series ...

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Page 3: ... 1 Quick start 6 3 3 Saving loading data 8 3 4 Saving images 9 3 5 Analyzer screen shots 9 3 6 Analyzer memory 10 3 7 Markers 10 3 8 Time domain reflectometer TDR mode 11 3 9 Calibration mode 12 3 10 Presets 13 4 Bluetooth option 14 4 1 Bluetooth on Windows PC 14 4 2 Bluetooth on Android 15 Table of contents ...

Page 4: ...are may be found at the Downloads section of the rigexpert com website Windows and Mac OS are available as separate downloads Important To avoid damage caused by possible electrostatic discharge always follow this sequence 1 Connect the coaxial cable to the antenna connector of your analyzer 2 Connect the analyzer to the USB port of your computer 4 1 Connecting RigExpert Antenna Analyzer to your c...

Page 5: ...rmware Just run the program and follow on screen instructions You may also download binary files of the firmware for the off line updating if necessary The LCD of the analyzer will flash during the firmware update process Notice It is safe for the analyzer to cancel the firmware update process at any time and then start it over 5 2 Updating the firmware ...

Page 6: ...son easily They can be saved or removed any time later 4 After the scan is complete use F1 to F7 keys to switch between charts displaying various parameters or click appropriate tab SWR phase angle complex impedance parallel and serial models return loss impulse and step responses and reflection coefficient at Smith chart 5 You can freely zoom the chart by pressing and keys or scrolling the mouse ...

Page 7: ...e 2 Charts type selection tab 3 Markers and markers information window 4 Mouse cursor position and detailed parameters window 5 HAM radio bands markup 6 Analyzer measurement controls Active only while analyzer is connected 7 Presets list for quick measurements 8 List of displayed measuremens You can display several graphs simultaneously 9 Toolbar 5 7 ...

Page 8: ...iple measurements to perform on screen comparison Selected measurement will be displayed as a bold line Please notice that data is saved in native AntScope2 format asd files which cannot be open in other programs Use Export button to export data in various formats For instance CSV data can be easily exported into a Microsoft Excel sheet R and X active and reactive parts of impedance values are sav...

Page 9: ...essage editor just use Screenshot button it will save exact screenshot of the AntScope2 window You may use te Print button to save or print only graph data 3 5 Analyzer screen shots To take a screen shot of the analyzer click the Screenshot from AA button The screen shot is placed to the clipboard automatically and may be saved to file 9 ...

Page 10: ... select a memory slot from the list then press OK to download the data 3 7 Markers Click the chart window to create a new marker then click to select the marker position Markers is enumerated sequentally from one 1 2 3 etc There is floating window showing marker s data To remove marker just click X button in the markers window Markers data is also present in the images produced by the Print functi...

Page 11: ... good or a bad condition For best results perform a scan over the full frequency range with 1000 or more points Make sure the characteristic impedance and the velocity factor of the cable are set in the Settings Cable window This will let you see the exact distance to the discontinuity For TDR measurements it is not important if the cable ends with antenna open circuit or short circuit The followi...

Page 12: ...load calibration method may be used to improve the result Moreover this method may be used to remove the effects of a cable so accurate measurements at the far end of the cable become possible For this method three calibration standards are required an open a short and a load usually a 50 Ohm load For better results these standards should be of a good quality Additionally physical length of all lo...

Page 13: ... to quickly pick them later Just enter band as usual typing start and stop frequencies or zooming the graph then press Add button in Presets window To retreive saved preset just double click on it in the Presets list The graph will be zoomed to selected band automatically 13 ...

Page 14: ...n the Setup menu of the analyzer 4 1 Bluetooth on Windows PC Once paired AA 55 ZOOM option Bluetooth analyzer detects by Windows as usual COM port You can discover this port number in the Services tab of AA 55 ZOOM device properties window in Device and printers explorer Important The pairing PIN code is 1234 ...

Page 15: ...cope2 Setup window select the Manual analyzer detection checkbox and choose this port number Work with analyzer as it is connected directly to PC by cable 4 2 Bluetooth on Android Dowload and install Antscope for Android from Google Play Maket ...

Page 16: ... appears in the list of bluetooth devices nearby Be sure analyzer is turned on and bluetooth is enabled Pressing the button starts a new measurement You may freely pan and zoom chart to examine interesting range Measurements will be performed in visible range You may swipe the pages left and right to change the chart type This is similar to Antscope2 chart type selection tabs ...

Page 17: ...in the drop down menu Then the chart picture will be sent to the selected channel email messenger etc For the access to the Setup screen coose Setup item in drop down menu Center sets the center frequency Range sets the measurement range Points sets the number of points in one scan ...

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Page 20: ...Copyright 2016 2018 Rig Expert Ukraine Ltd RigExpert is a registered trademark of Rig Expert Ukraine Ltd Made in Ukraine Doc date 03 Sep 2018 http www rigexpert com ...

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