We don’t always get it right mate we’re learning as well and having fun along the way. Another cracking video mate as always.

You’re never old to learn Fred......well done mate....take care........Bob

Subbed! Thank you for all your info! From Texas!

Thanks for sharing Fred.

Hi Fred, Glad you're back. Still visit your articles accross the board. Great stuff on the Nano VNA and A99. Will do the same on mine now you've demonstrated. Cheers. Stay safe and well. Looking forward to more stuff from you. 73s W.

My A99 just arrived today! I'll have it up soon - very nicely made antenna. Test run at 12' showed SWR at 1.0 Worst I got was 1.2 on high end UK FM (and no one swore at me) so a good result I say! Hope to reach some of you on USB very soon!

Thanks for sharing I have been thinking of buying one of those meters and you are making the decision easier lol

every day is a school day fred and we are still all learning and learning is fun esp with your videos fred love watching them stay safe matey.

Thanks I tuned my antron with my phone to a live video feed on my phone to the analyzer

Hi You guys not find the antron99 a bt more noise than other antenas?becouse i did.What is yours experience.

Thanks ....stay safe and healthy...

These are awesome! I've had mine 2 days but just got the SMAUHF MALE - SO239 FEMALE adapter today. Ironically my base and my dump truck antennas are tuned about like yours. The antennas need shortening just a little to resonate at the center of the band. I had a thought...if you wanted to use the antenna on 10 and 11 meter I suppose you could tune it to resonate its lowest swr at 28.000 mhz? These are so much easier than setting SWR with a traditional meter. Now that I know there is a v curve I could use the old SWR meter more effectively. There is so much going back and checking with every little antenna adjustment though it can wear you down. With the Nano you can make an antenna adjustment and simply watch the screen.😀

Fred, a suggestion for a video I'd like to see - using the nanoVNA to help tune an antenna for CB. Identifying when an antenna whip is too long or too short, etc. I'm sure it must be possible, looking at the SWR curve and easier than using a traditional SWR meter at ch1, chh40 and ch19 and comparing values. Thanks.

Nice video Fred! Good old Antron 99 lives on - loads of stations near me use them and get out brilliantly also when using the CRT SS 6900 radios with KPO NM532 mics! Sound familiar to you Fred? You definitely helped people get started with the right gear from the get go - keep up the great work best Rob

Hello Fred, long time (20+years) cb/27mhz fan and going to do it again soon. Like your videos very much thinking about doing videos here in The Netherlands like this but cb is a bit dead i heard. Just bought a new Sirio Megarange 827 and now im thinking about a new way how to put my antenne. I hope in a few weeks to be back in the air. Hope to catch you on a channel sometimes. For the swr and power i bought a Daiwa CN-102L very nice product my dad also uses it. Stay safe.

Its hard to beat an A99 ,mine has been up for about 3 years seen 2 ice storms and numerous storms with high winds.This summer i need to take it down so i can prime and paint it . 73s 514 Ontario Canada

Hi Fred , Great videos & very informative . I've been watching other youtube videos on grounding home base antennas to earth via a copper coated ground electrode spike that's connected to the Antron wall bracket with 16mm copper ground cable in order to protect radio equipment from high atmospheric static , this may also protect equipment in thunder storms .

Good video fred thanks for sharing 👍

Fred I've taken off the NA-771 and gone back to the original antenna on the BAOFENG uv5r I can scan but never seem to pick anything up any tips, Kev from Portsmouth 👍

The 27.6 set point means both ends the FM 40 and the US or EU 40 are still below 2.0 certainly usable and with your little tuner if need be you could touch it up. I would be curious to see what happens if you do one of two things, drop a ground wire to the ground below with a rod in the ground and or secondarily attach your mount pole or ground the pole to the gutter if there is one? You are in my view correct to think swr wise your A 99 is working well. The second thing I would like to see is you do the same as in this video except for 18.1 or 17 meters, 21.3 or 15 meters and 24.990 or 12 meters and the voice or ssb on 10 or 28.400 I would expect possibly all to be under 2.1 SWR well with in using ? I know many hams use the A 99 on these bands but have not seen any videos like this one for those bands. By the way I ordered one of these VNAs from the link you shared, can you tell me if it took a while for the shipping to show it shipped, the seller has it showing on the tracking as contacted but not being shipped. Curious of your experience? Also the link I sent you the other day has the DX Commander builder Cal there in the UK starting some videos on how to get a Foundation licence or call sign, with the money you already have invested why not get the first level license , build a few dipoles in your attic or use the A-99 and also use your radios on those bands. Like you I started as a CBer, am loyal to my roots yet also can use the ham bands. Other than some wire etc you could get going with very little costs. Cal's DX-Commander multi-band vertical can be bought in your country rather cheaply and you could really put your VNA to good use. Doesn't mean you leave your friends on 27,305 just make some more new ones !

What about replacing the old CB antenna with a Slim-Jim antenna for 26-30MHZ.

6:00 No drip loop for coax entering shed???

Guys, I’m stumped. Getting a new 9900 doctored to use all the frequenters but can’t put an outside Ariel because of the block owners. Won’t let me put up a sigma or even a lil die pole, so, is there anything I can run 10 and 11 mg inside. I don’t have a loft either. Send us some ideas please. Double please. Good post as ever Fred. Very interesting. 👍

Yes Fred leave the A99 alone its just fine. Great Videos. 73 Joe

Hi Fred. Wrong video I know but I'm just getting back in to cb. Do you know where I can get a frequency list for all the ssb/am/fm uk channels? I've got a ss6900. Thanks

Did you make the pigtail? Good job. Can you link the parts please? I'm assuming that the resistance of the pigtail has to match the resistance of the 213 coax? 50 Ohms?

how do you calibrate if you dont have calibration set attached to end of pigtail?

Why no loop to atop the rain running down the coax straight into your shed mate?

Can I check with the Nano if the pmr frequencys are correct and the signal power? 🤔

At least you are experimenting Fred, a lot of people that comment will not have used one of these. Nice one Fred, keep on experimenting and sharing :-)) Just out of interest, how does that compare with your SWR meter?

What type/version of the Nano VNA tester are you using Fred in this video

I might have to buy a NANO. IT MAY MAKE IT EASYER FOR ME TO ASSEMBLE AND TUNE ANTENNAS THIS SPRING. IM SCHEDULED TO ERECT 2 ANTRONS, 2 IMAX 2000's, 3 MACO V5000's, and 2 HYGAIN SUPER PENETRATOR SPT-500's.

Witch model are you using for 27mhz?

Great video stay safe 😷😷

Cool

the next one was direct from the bottom of the aerial

can use this on antenna matcher?

Get a long USB-C cable and use a laptop as the NANOVNA's display

Nice video tks Fer sharing 7351.

I have meters please show how work how set one up or do have videos

I did calabrate the nano vna before i took those readings

Brand new imax 2000. I can't get the antenna tuner low enough my lowest swr is at 28.2 M. So my 11 meter band is per my nap vna 1.7 at ch1 and 1.5 at channel 40. My rings are all the way down.... Don't know what to so

Hiya Fred in the shed this is Jim in the crap. I press the reset button on a 9900 and lost channels how do you reprogram it thank you . Loving your videos

Would this work on maco v5000.

that was indoors

I order a antenna and power supple lastnight on amazon so i can fire my 3900 up cause it sitting here for over the pass 4 and a half years doing nothing i need to get a other yaesu ft-450 all a kenwood ts- 480sat

That satellite dish is looking a bit tired, Fred. Looks like it's now owned by Iron Oxide. 😛 Regarding measuring: "any objects placed around an antenna, such as an enclosure or product packaging, will alter its radiation pattern, thus altering its input impedance. That’s why it’s important to use a VNA to measure the input impedance of the antenna (including its intended feed line) within the environment that will most closely resemble where it is intended to operate." -- from a good article by Tektronix here: www.tek.com/blog/antenna-matching-vector-network-analyzer

I always thought CB was HF Fred god I'm stupid, what is CB??

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Stop waffling geeez

Hi Fred do you give out your email ect as i am not on FB i can post mine on here if you don't mind contacting me i am still getting nothing on my ss 6900 cb with a antron 99 aerial i wanted to show you a picture of my aerial and the readings i get on the nano vna tester when its plugged in indoors and also direct to the bottom of the aerial, i wanted to see where i am going wrong with this set up.

You're Antron 99 should be 9 feet above the roof.