Excellent job Ape. This modeling software is invaluable for anyone building antennas, tuners etc. or wanting to understand wave propagation. I'd like to see you do a series on this software that does into a bit more depth than this brief overview. For many viewers, this could be overwhelming but it is so worth the effort and IMO is part of the fun of being a ham. Understanding how the pixies move down a wire and how the inductors / capacitors influence them on their journey is invaluable. 73 OM.
Hey Hollywood. I am planning on doing some more, I’d like to do a series that solves a problem where each video builds on the others. Thanks for the positive comments 👍
Very fascinating! Using it in an antenna build would be very helpful. Good job! Building an OCFDipole right now and this could be a great tool if I understood the actual use in the field.
Smith charts can be over whelming. In the extra class I help teach we try to do a hands on presentation using a variable inductor, variable capacitor and resistor decade box. We show how the curve changes based on the variables. It gives them abetter sense of what is going on. 73
While you didn’t point it out, the example you have shown demonstrates the reason why we want the tuner at the antenna and not in the shack. Take a look at the power at the antenna with both configurations. The tuner before the coax not only raises the Q (lowering the bandwidth), but it also creates a huge amount of power loss. Tuning coax in the shack is the worst thing you can do to your signal. Always use a tuner at the antenna and turn off the one in the rig!!
Excellent job Ape. This modeling software is invaluable for anyone building antennas, tuners etc. or wanting to understand wave propagation.
I'd like to see you do a series on this software that does into a bit more depth than this brief overview. For many viewers, this could be overwhelming but it is so worth the effort and IMO is part of the fun of being a ham. Understanding how the pixies move down a wire and how the inductors / capacitors influence them on their journey is invaluable. 73 OM.
Hey Hollywood. I am planning on doing some more, I’d like to do a series that solves a problem where each video builds on the others. Thanks for the positive comments 👍
Very fascinating! Using it in an antenna build would be very helpful. Good job!
Building an OCFDipole right now and this could be a great tool if I understood the actual use in the field.
That’s what I want to do, use it for a vertical antenna project I have simmering on the back burner 👍
Nice Ape, Ability to model is awesome
Yeah, it’s pretty cool. Thanks for watching TJS 👍
Thats an awesome piece of kit Mr Primate.👍
I have downloaded it and need to play with it, very unique software.🍻🤠
Hey Don. It is pretty cool modeling software. Thanks for watching 👍
Great presentation! Thank you.
You're very welcome!
Nice, Downloaded but have to go back to work. Friday night all planned out though!
Haha, Friday night plans!
Good job, Ape.
Thanks Lee 👍
Smith charts can be over whelming. In the extra class I help teach we try to do a hands on presentation using a variable inductor, variable capacitor and resistor decade box. We show how the curve changes based on the variables. It gives them abetter sense of what is going on. 73
Hey Jeff. They can be overwhelming, sounds like you have a good technique for teaching 👍
great video
Thanks Thump 👍
Good job
Thanks Devin 👍
While you didn’t point it out, the example you have shown demonstrates the reason why we want the tuner at the antenna and not in the shack. Take a look at the power at the antenna with both configurations. The tuner before the coax not only raises the Q (lowering the bandwidth), but it also creates a huge amount of power loss. Tuning coax in the shack is the worst thing you can do to your signal. Always use a tuner at the antenna and turn off the one in the rig!!
Great observation and point, thanks for the comment Scott 👍
Oooh! That looks like good fun. Going to download & play. Good share. K0ATV
Thanks for watching D, glad you liked it 👍
Nice introduction! More videos like this please :-) 73 de LB5JJ
Hey Bard, I’m planning to do some more. Thanks for watching 👍