Frank Wilson, KJ7LAN, asks if SWR matters for his receiveonly antenna. We explore this a bit, looking at different options.
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I'm often asked what equipment I use to create the videos. The devices include the Panasonic DMCG7 camera, Panasonic HDCTM90 video camera, GoPro Hero2 HD camera, Tascam DR05 audio recorder, AudioTechnica ATR3350 lapel microphone, Sony Cybershot DSCW560 digital camera, the Kodak Zi8 video camera, my iPhone 5S. Software used: CyberLink PowerDirector 17 on an HP Gaming Pavilion, also using Smoothdraw 4.0.5.0, FastStone Image Viewer 5.3, FastStone Capture 8.0, Audacity 2.1.1, LibreOffice 5.0.4.2, and Ink2Go 1.7.2. You can see how my studio is set up by viewing • Tips for Making Instructional Videos .
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