‰  NOW 40 WPM  ‰  TEXT IS FROM AUGUST 2008 QST  PAGES 44, 45 AND 84  ‰
SWR2AIR MODE.  IN SPITE OF THE FANCY CARRY CASE, THIS ALLOWS YOU TO LEAVE
THE METER AT THE STATION WHILE YOU ARE UP THE TOWER MAKING ADJUSTMENTS.  IF
YOU BRING ALONG YOUR VHF HANDHELD, OR EVEN A PORTABLE HF RADIO, YOU CAN
CAUSE AN AURAL INDICATION OF SWR TO APPE
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OH1MLZ/334 DL3MF/332 N9CK/333 EA7OH/342 NX1Q/336 IK1GPG/343 N7HN/347

EIGHT PAGE REFERENCE MANUAL.  THIS WAS BETTER, BUT STILL DIDNT QUITE HELP
ME FIND THE FILES THEY WANTED ME TO MODIFY TO SET THE COM PORT.  THIS
MANUAL INCLUDES A HARDWARE DESCRIPTION, WITH INDICATION OF WHERE TO CONNECT
DC IF YOU USE A DIFFERENT KIND OF DEVICE, SUCH AS THE BLUETOOTH
TRANSCEIVER.  EACH MODE IS DESCRIBED IN ABOUT HALF A PAGE WITH A SCREEN
SHOT, BUT THEY SEEM TO ASSUME THAT THE SCREEN, AND OPERATION, ARE SELF
EXPLANATORY.  I FOUND A GLIMMER OF HOPE ON THE WEB PAGE OF THEIR US
DISTRIBUTOR, W4RT.  HERE WAS A LINK TO DIFFERENT SEVEN PAGE DOCUMENT CALLED
THE SOFTWARE MANUAL.  THIS STARTED WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE CALIBRATE
FUNCTION, NOT MENTIONED ELSEWHERE AND THEN PROVIDED A THOUGHTFUL
DESCRIPTION OF HOW TO USE THE DEVICE IN SOME REPRESENTATIVE APPLICATIONS.
A THOROUGHLY REVISED SET OF DOCUMENTATION, ALONG WITH EXPANDED SOFTWARE IS
PROMISED AROUND THE TIME YOU READ THIS.  RIGEXPERT AA 200 ANTENNA ANALYZER
THE AA 200 CONSISTS OF A RUGGED APPEARING HANDHELD DEVICE WITH A UHF
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KR9A/339 W9AJ/338 JA7RPC/344 NW7E/330 DL1BFZ/335 N6TNX/329 DL4YAH/337
ND8L/332 I8ACB/351 N6FF/342 K4LRX/352 UX7UN/338 G4YRR/337 KS3F/338

TO 60 DB.  WHILE THIS IS NOT QUITE UP TO THE CAPABILITIES OF THE MORE
SERIOUS VNAS ON THE MARKET, IT MAY BE JUST WHAT AN AMATEUR NEEDS AT A
FRACTION OF THE USUAL COST.  DOCUMENTATION THIS MAY BE THE WEAKEST LINK OF
THIS OTHERWISE INNOVATIVE PRODUCT, AND HOPEFULLY ONE THAT WILL BE CORRECTED
FAIRLY SOON.  PACKED WITH THE DEVICE IS A SINGLE 8 1/2 X 11 INCH SHEET WITH
GERMAN ON ONE SIDE AND ENGLISH ON THE OTHER.  IT IS CALLED A QUICK
INSTALLATION REFERENCE MANUAL, AND WHILE IT WAS CERTAINLY QUICK, I DIDNT
FIND IT VERY HELPFUL FOR INSTALLATION, OR MUCH ELSE.  THE INCLUDED CD AND
INSTALLATION PROGRAM RAN FINE, AFTER I FOUND THE .EXE FILE, BUT THERE WAS A
REQUIREMENT TO FIND A MANUFACTURERS DRIVER FILE FOR THE INTERNAL USB
DEVICE.  I DID FIND THAT ON THE INTERNET, BUT THE FILES REFERENCED IN THE
QUICK START WERE NOWHERE TO BE FOUND.  IT DID FINALLY SET UP USING THE
AUTODETECT FUNCTION, ALTHOUGH IT FIRST DETECTED OTHER PORTS CONNECTED TO MY
PC AND KEYED UP MY TRANSCEIVER.  ITS OPERATIONAL INSTRUCTIONS JUST SAID
PRESS RUN TO START MEASURING.  SOME MAY LIKE A BIT MORE GUIDANCE ON WHAT
AND HOW TO MEASURE.  I WENT TO THE MRS WEB SITE AND WAS PLEASED TO FIND AN
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NH7A/340 DK2WH/338 N6DX/368 DL2HX/331 NA2U/334 I5FLN/361 N4WW/362 K4ADK/344
UT5MD/343 G3LAS/338 KN4T/346 W8OI/336 JA7GY/339 NK8V/334 DK9KD/344 N6EO/350
DL4FDM/328 NC6A/333 I7RIZ/351 N4XM/350 K4CNW/343 UT5UY/333 G3MIR/341
‰  END OF 40 WPM TEXT  ‰  QST DE W1AW  ƒ