tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35901825.post7422247286950880709..comments2008-11-19T12:49:03.419-08:00Peter B Markshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13007012724570360389noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35901825.post-88329710187245724122008-11-19T12:49:03.419-08:002008-11-19T12:49:03.419-08:00

The board puts out about 4V peak to peak low impedance so yes I think it could drive an antenna.<BR/><BR/>I have one of those logarithmic chips so that's a natural fit of course.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.

Peter B Markshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13007012724570360389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35901825.post-81347087812695368352008-11-19T00:30:00.000-08:002008-11-19T00:30:00.000-08:00

This is excellent Peter, all you need now is to use it with a return-loss bridge and you have a nice little scalar network analyser.<BR/><BR/>How much RF does the DDS board generate? If it is enough to drive a simple diode probe in this lash-up it is probably OK for a resistive RLB. Otherwise teaming it up with a log power detector would be ideal, it could be calibrated directly in dB.<BR/><BR/

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