Using a NanoVNA to Fix Our Repeater Coverage

Опубликовано: 20 Февраль 2026
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We're phasing two dipole antennas together on our repeater system, but we need to add downtilt - to move the main lobe down toward our main users.
This is how you build a delay line to accomplish this using a NanoVNA.

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NanoVNA SAA-2N 👉 https://geni.us/YPOGD0
NanoVNA H4 👉 https://geni.us/SqRmO

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⏱️Chapters⏱️
0:00 The problem with our new antenna
2:28 The solution
4:25 How do we do it?
7:25 Maths...
10:49 The delay line
11:57 Using the NanoVNA to measure
16:37 Testing another cable

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