SARK100 HF Antenna Analyzer
“Here we take a look at the SARK100 Antenna Analyzer. Discontinued in KIT Form in 2011 but STILL available to purchase as a fully built product.”
Specification:
Frequency Generation & Control: 1 – 60 Mhz
Source impedance: 50 Ohms
Stability: +/- 100ppm
Spectral Purity: Harmonics down >- TBD dB beyond 60 MHz
Step Size: User configurable increments of 100 Hz, 1 kHz, 10 kHz, and 100 kHz
Usable Measurement Range: SWR: 1.0 to 9.99
Impedance: approx. 5 to 2000 ohms
RF Output: Adjustable: 2.0 Volts pp (typ)
Power supply: Powerd by External: 12 to 15 Volts DC, 500mA
Controls: Pushbuttons (5): “Mode”, “Band”, “Config”, “Scan”, “Up”, “Down”
Switch: “Power On”
Connectors: RF Out: BNC
USB: Mini-B receptacle
External power: 2.1mm Power Jack (center pin positive)
Applications:
Measure antenna electrical parameters: SWR, impedance (resistance + reactance), capacitance, inductance
Measure feed point impedance
Measure ground loss
Adjust antenna tuners and determine loss
Measure inductors and capacitors
Measure coax transmission line (SWR, length, speed factor, approximate and loss, resonant frequency, and impedance)
Measure and determine optimum settings for tuning stubs: SWR, approximate, resonant frequency, bandwidth, impedance
Determine characteristic impedance of transmission line
Determine length and wave phasing lines
Coaxial Cable Loss
Determine antenna tuner loss
Measure balun loss
Measure inductor
Estimate quartz crystal parameters
Measure magnetic loop resonance and SWR
US$99.99
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