How to plan and build a good Antenna for LoRa, WiFi etc. (NanoVNA, MMANA-GAL)
I am often asked: Where do I get a good antenna? Or: Is this a good antenna? Unfortunately, you do not see if an antenna is good or bad before you do some measurements. Or you build one yourself. That is what we will do today. Be it for satellite reception, for LoRa, weather balloons, or even for Wi-Fi. Like that, we know what we have. And even can save some money.
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2.8" NanoVNA:
https://www.tindie.com/products/hcxqsgroup/nanovna-v2-plus/2.8" SMA NanoVNA V2:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_A6Pm3F or
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_9zdUZ94" Type N NanoVNA V2:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_AaJcaRSMA connectors male:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_A6CM7RSMA connector female:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_9xPlRxSemi-rigid cable:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_AOzVM9Simulation Software:
https://hamsoft.ca/pages/mmana-gal.phpGround-Plane Calculator:
https://m0ukd.com/calculators/quarter-wave-ground-plane-antenna-calculator/J-Pole Calculator:
https://m0ukd.com/calculators/slim-jim-and-j-pole-calculator/Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:41 Parts of an antenna
01:02 The Ground plane antenna
01:28 Impedance
01:45 Connectors
03:40 Building the ground plane antenna
04:48 Which wires and how long?
05:48 The build
07:04 What is a good antenna (including measurements)?
10:07 The antenna is finished
11:20 Far-field pattern and gain (incl. Simulation Software)
12:48 Other applications (Wi-Fi, satellites)
13:22 Conclusions
14:03 One last thing
14:30 Outro
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