antenna-analyser

0-40MHz amateur radio antenna analyser. Uses AD9850, Arduino Pro Mini and a 2.2 inch TFT display.

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ReferencesQtyDescriptionManufacturerMPN
C111uF THTPanasonicECA-2GM010
C3, C6, C2310nF THTMurataDSN6NZ81H103Q55B
C5, C42100nF THTAVXTAP104K035SCS
D1, D22AA143 DiodeMicrosemiAA143
ENC11BI EN11-HSM1AF15BI TechnologiesEN11-HSM1AF15
IC11MCP6002MicrochipMCP6002-I/P
IC21Arduino Pro MiniSparkFun11114

antenna-analyser

There's a few projects like this one out there on the net. My goal was to create one that would be properly productized - eg. with a PCB ready to be made and a parts list that can be easily obtained on eBay, etc.

The circuit is K6BEZ's design, and uses an Arduino Pro Mini, running at 8Mhz and 3.3V with a cheap SPI LCD TFT display to graphically represent the results of VSWR analysis.

I've bundled everything together into one repository so that the project can quickly be opened up in KiCad and the Arduino IDE.

PCB Schematic

A few photos of the first prototype

Prototype Back of PCB Assembled Prototype

A few shots of the UI

Main menu Single band plot All bands plot Summary table

TODO

  • Build and test this branch as a functional, physical prototype.
  • Improve menu structure and navigation.
  • Improve single band plot (move band label, min, max to the bottom). Notify the user when done plotting.
  • When plotting all bands, plot amateur bands using a different colour.
  • Improve summary view, label columns, shorten frequency label.
  • Add menu which lists 20 SWR minima across the band.