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230 Stick and BlueTooth Distance - How Far and to What?

W1SWL All Messages By This Member #1097 I have a 230 Stick on the latest firmware version. Also an iPad Pro with Antscope for IOS installed. I plan on measuring my impedance / VSWR at the feed point of my large Horizontal Loop Antenna using a banana plug adapter for the wire ends and a BNC to PL-259 adapter to attach the 230 Stick in Bluetooth mode. Before going any further to take down my 4:1 balun and disconnecting the antenna etc, I was wondering just what is the range or distance that the bluetooth from the 230 Stick is to an iPad Pro with Antscope. Does anyone have any in field experience with this? My antenna feed point is 50 feet up above ground. Thanks in Advance, 73 Art W1SWL
Rick, DJ0IP All Messages By This Member #1098 开云体育 Hi Art, ? I do. I have an AA-230 Zoom and had a borrowed 230 Stick for about a month. ? I was unsatisfied with the range using BT. It seemed to be very stable up to about 8m (abt. 26 ft.), and a bit flaky up to about 10m (33 ft.). ? At the time I was using a Samsung Galaxy S2 tablet with ANDROID-7. I bought a new cell phone, a Google Pixel 6A, with Android 12. In the meantime I have updated to Android 13. The new phone has a solid range of 12 meters (about 40 ft.) with both versions of Android … to my AA-230.?? I did not have the Stick here to try it, but I assume it is the same. My mast is only 40 ft. tall.? So I don’t know how far it will actually reach. I never tried it horizontally. If it stops raining tomorrow, I will try it outside and see. I don’t know if the limiting factor on my tablet was the hardware or the old version of Android.? I suspect it was the hardware. My suggestion is, if you don’t manage a stable connection up to 40 ft., try another phone or tablet. ? 73 – Rick, DJ0IP ? ? ? ? toggle quoted message Show quoted text From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of W1SWL Sent: 04 January 2024 19:42 To: [email protected] Subject: [RigExpert Family] 230 Stick and BlueTooth Distance - How Far and to What? ? I have a 230 Stick on the latest firmware version. Also an iPad Pro with Antscope for IOS installed. I plan on measuring my impedance / VSWR at the feed point of my large Horizontal Loop Antenna using a banana plug adapter for the wire ends and a BNC to PL-259 adapter to attach the 230 Stick in Bluetooth mode. Before going any further to take down my 4:1 balun and disconnecting the antenna etc, I was wondering just what is the range or distance that the bluetooth from the 230 Stick is to an iPad Pro with Antscope. Does anyone have any in field experience with this? My antenna feed point is 50 feet up above ground. Thanks in Advance, 73 Art W1SWL
Brad Morris All Messages By This Member #1099 Unless something changed over the holiday break, iOS won’t connect to the RigExpert devices. Yeah, I know there’s an app, but it doesn’t work. Just look at the reviews on the Apple App Store. You’ll need an android device or Windows laptop capable of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) if you want to use the BT features.? 73, Brad KA3YAN
K4FMH All Messages By This Member #1100 开云体育 Hi Brad, Not sure what model you have...but I've used the RE Stick Pro for a year or so now with both my iPad and iPhone on whatever the current iOS version was. I think the AntScope 2 app might have updated during this period but I can't be sure. Nonetheless, I have no problems connecting---although there is the random disconnect at times---via Bluetooth. I regularly email my sweep files (either .ASD or .s1p) to myself or the ham I'm helping for future reference. I did? have a nightmare with the A-55 Zoom, Bluetooth Model. It never made any reliable connections on my OS...but I do love the Stick, especially for sweeping antennas up at the height they will live. 73, Frank K4FMH ICQ Podcast --- Frank M. Howell, PhD Professor Emeritus, Mississippi State University Ridgeland MS 39157 ---
Brad Morris All Messages By This Member #1101 Frank, Excellent information.? I didn't realize that iOS worked with any of the RE devices.? I have the AA-3000 ZOOM.? I can definitively say that it doesn't work and this was confirmed by RigExpert Ukraine.? I'm glad to hear the issue with the "Blue" devices doesn't affect the Sticks.? It was a real bummer after dropping so much hard earned $$ to realize that it didn't work as expected and advertised.?? These things happen and all things considered, I'm still very happy with the AA-3000 ZOOM.? HUGE improvement over my old AA-600. 73, Brad KA3YAN

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