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Phasing Harness Calulator for 71 and 84 degrees

All you need is the target frequency and velocity factor for this one. However, if using economy coax, your quoted VC may be off, so if that’s the case, you may want to measure a 90 degree test piece (that’s also shown in the calculations).

To check for accuracy, you can cut a 90 degree section of coax and short out the end. Attach to your analyser and you should get zero SWR at the target frequency. Just a tip.

Here Is the Excel Spreadsheet: phasing harness calcs

Quick SWR Calculator for Vertical and Dipole Ham Radio Antennas

Here’s a really simple way of double checking how to much to trim your antenna elements.

You only need to type in the numbers in the Cyan boxes.

  • For Dipoles: Cut / Add the result to each leg
  • For Verticals: Cut / Add result to your vertical radiator

Just type in where it is resonant right now – then type in where you would like it to be resonant and the spreadsheet will auto-calculate the trimming.

 

* Thank you to Aubrey (AubsUK on YouTube) for the Online version below:

Resonant Now

Frequency that gives a perfect resonance
 (MHz) 
WaveWavelength of the resonant frequency
¼-WaveQuarter wavelength of the resonant frequency
LengthTotal length of all elements for the resonant frequency

Aiming for

Target frequency for perfect resonance
 (MHz) 
WaveWavelength of the target frequency
¼-WaveQuarter wavelength of the target frequency
LengthTotal length of all elements for the target frequency