Almost 20 years ago, Brad Thompson, AA1IP, did me a big favor. He decided he liked being an engineer much more than he like being an editor for Test&Measurement World magazine, and left the magazine to become a consultant. That opened the door for me; I got his job.
Fortunately for the magazine, and for electronics engineers, Brad agreed to continue writing his column for the magazine. In his latest column, Brad describes some of the interesting test equipment designs that radio amateurs have come up with lately. All of them use an embedded microprocessor in some way.
One of the cooler projects is the Antenna Analyzer II, developed by the NJ QRP Club. It uses the Micro908, which the designers describe as a reusable control and computing platform for amateur radio projects. Unfortunately, the club is not taking any more reservations for antenna analyzer kits at this time.
The column includes several other links to cool homebrew test equipment projects. Check it out, and while you’re there, read some of his other columns as well.
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