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TDR with AA-230 Zoom


Larry Stowell K1ZW
 

I have an unknown length of Davis Bury-Flex on a Spool and need about 100ft.
I have the settings for the Vol factor (82%) and ran the TDR.
It starts at 14.9ft at the center its 127ft and at the end 238ft.?
Does this mean I have 127ft? I take the center(end of coax) then reflex back?

73 Larry K1ZW
Durham, NC?


 

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It all depends first on whether the correction factor is correct.

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I am confused over the 19 ft before the start.? Are you running a 15 foot length into the spool?

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I have used the AA-600 and it reports actual length in the graph.

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Larry Stowell K1ZW via groups.io
Sent: Friday, November 25, 2022 12:46 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [RigExpert Family] TDR with AA-230 Zoom

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I have an unknown length of Davis Bury-Flex on a Spool and need about 100ft.
I have the settings for the Vol factor (82%) and ran the TDR.
It starts at 14.9ft at the center its 127ft and at the end 238ft.?
Does this mean I have 127ft? I take the center(end of coax) then reflex back?

73 Larry K1ZW
Durham, NC?


Larry Stowell K1ZW
 

I just have enough coax to put a connector on ~5ft. I don't know what the "correction"
factor is, I did put the velocity factor in as 82%

On Friday, November 25, 2022 at 04:50:27 PM EST, AE7G <gthornton@...> wrote:


It all depends first on whether the correction factor is correct.

?

I am confused over the 19 ft before the start.? Are you running a 15 foot length into the spool?

?

I have used the AA-600 and it reports actual length in the graph.

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Larry Stowell K1ZW via groups.io
Sent: Friday, November 25, 2022 12:46 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [RigExpert Family] TDR with AA-230 Zoom

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I have an unknown length of Davis Bury-Flex on a Spool and need about 100ft.
I have the settings for the Vol factor (82%) and ran the TDR.
It starts at 14.9ft at the center its 127ft and at the end 238ft.?
Does this mean I have 127ft? I take the center(end of coax) then reflex back?

73 Larry K1ZW
Durham, NC?


 

You are on the right track. Use the zoom buttons and the display will show zero ft on the left hand side and where there is a discontinuity that reading is the end of the coax in your case 127'.

I was confused at first on the left side reading not being 0'.

Mike W9RE