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FT200-2 RF Toroid RF Choke
On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:32:35 -0000, "Barett"
wrote: I have managed to borrow a Rigexpert AA-200. Is it possible to measure the impedance with a AA-200 analyser and how would I do that? Hi Barett, Pass a single, short piece of wire through your core/bead. Connect it to the analyzer. Read the Z. This will be enough to characterize your ferrite material at any frequency within the range of the AA-200. Now pass the wire (now longer) through your core/bead twice. Connect it to the analyzer. Read the Z. You should observe four times the earlier reading (you may have to perform complex math if the Z contains substantial X). Now pass the wire (now longer) through your core/bead three times. Connect it to the analyzer. Read the Z. You should observe nine times the earlier reading (you may have to perform complex math if the Z contains substantial X). Ferrite materials with one pass of wire will not exhibit a huge value such as to lead to significant error, so as you progress through successive passes of wire, you can be reasonably assured that the square law will be observed within the capacity of the analyzer at low HF frequencies (simply because the wire length being a significant portion of a wavelength can confound measurements at higher frequencies). The single pass test will also help to select and compare previously known and unknown ferrite materials. 73's Richard Clark, KB7QHC |
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