UnexampledSalt@lemmy.ko4abp.comM to Amateur Radio@lemmy.ko4abp.com · 1 year agoSuggestions for an inexpensive antenna analyzer?message-squaremessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10
arrow-up16arrow-down1message-squareSuggestions for an inexpensive antenna analyzer?UnexampledSalt@lemmy.ko4abp.comM to Amateur Radio@lemmy.ko4abp.com · 1 year agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squarejtfletchbot@lemmy.ko4abp.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoI recommend the NanoVNA, which is about $50. It’s definitely not top of the line, and it does take a bit of playing with to get used to. However it has a heck of a lot of features for the price point.
minus-squareArrayrepairman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoI’ll second this. I opted for the more expensive version to get the larger screen and N connectors (instead of SMA) and have been very happy with it.
minus-squareVA3DB@lemmy.ko4abp.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoOhhhh type N connectors! I have to check that out.
minus-squareUnexampledSalt@lemmy.ko4abp.comOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI will check it out! Thanks!
minus-squarejtfletchbot@lemmy.ko4abp.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoThere is also the TinySA. Which is a similar idea as the NanoVNA, but it’s for spectrum analysis instead of an antenna analysis.
minus-squareVA3DB@lemmy.ko4abp.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoWith the Ultra you can see the WiFi in the room ;)
minus-squarejtfletchbot@lemmy.ko4abp.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoVery cool! I have an RTL-SDR that lets me do that too. I also have aircrack-ng on one of my Linux installs, for research purposes.
minus-squarejtfletchbot@lemmy.ko4abp.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoIn my defense, it hasn’t been used in a long time. But the best way to learn is by doing. And I had interest in ethical hacking/penetration testing
minus-squareskillissuer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agodoes RTL-SDR reach all the way up to 2.4ghz? i thought it tops at 1.7ghz, unless you’re using downconverter?
minus-squareUnexampledSalt@lemmy.ko4abp.comOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI thought it did. Ill have to ask @Micromarine5216@lemmy.ko4abp.com to test his and see what it’s limits are.
I recommend the NanoVNA, which is about $50.
It’s definitely not top of the line, and it does take a bit of playing with to get used to. However it has a heck of a lot of features for the price point.
I’ll second this. I opted for the more expensive version to get the larger screen and N connectors (instead of SMA) and have been very happy with it.
Ohhhh type N connectors! I have to check that out.
I will check it out! Thanks!
There is also the TinySA. Which is a similar idea as the NanoVNA, but it’s for spectrum analysis instead of an antenna analysis.
With the Ultra you can see the WiFi in the room ;)
Very cool!
I have an RTL-SDR that lets me do that too. I also have aircrack-ng on one of my Linux installs, for research purposes.
Yes…reasearch…haha
In my defense, it hasn’t been used in a long time.
But the best way to learn is by doing. And I had interest in ethical hacking/penetration testing
does RTL-SDR reach all the way up to 2.4ghz? i thought it tops at 1.7ghz, unless you’re using downconverter?
I thought it did. Ill have to ask @Micromarine5216@lemmy.ko4abp.com to test his and see what it’s limits are.