RigExpert Stick Pro.
Users Manual
“Every job needs the right tool”
Stick Pro is an antenna and cable vector analyzer. The analyzer allows
you to measure various parameters of antennas, cables, lines, filters and
many others in the frequency range from 100 kHz to 600 MHz.
The Stick Pro analyzer has a compact size and lightweight, which is great
for using the analyzer both in the home and in the field.
The main parameters of the Stick Pro analyzer:
o Operating frequency: 100 kHz – 600 MHz
o Size: 185 * 40 * 33 mm (7,3 in x 1,6 in x 1,3 in)
o Weight: 185 grams (6.5 Oz) (unpacked, with battery installed)
o Type of antenna connector: N-type
o Number of Enter Keys: 6
Display: color TFT, 220 * 220 pixels.
Type of battery used: Li-ion 18650 (included)
PC Connector Type: USB 2.0 Type-C
Charging Port Type: USB Type-C
Bluetooth Availability: Yes, Bluetooth ver. 4.2 BLE Single-mode, Class B
Battery Charge Time: 3 hours.
RF Power: -10 dBm (at 50 Ohm load)
Minimum frequency step: 1 kHz
Operating temperature: 0…40 °C (32…104 °F)
Turning on the analyzer.
The Stick Pro analyzer can be turned on in several ways: – by pressing the key. – when
connecting the analyzer to a PC via a USB cable (the analyzer will turn on automatically). – by
long-pressing one of the keys : Important! At the same time, the analyzer
will turn on and activate the measurement mode to which the pressed key corresponds.
You can turn off the analyzer from any mode by long pressing the key.
Main menu.
After turning on the analyzer, using the key a screen with the main menu of the analyzer is
available for the user.
Important! Unlike the Stick Pro analyzer, the Stick Pro analyzer has three main screens with
menus.
Screen switching is carried out by short pressing of key.
In addition to service information, at the top of the screen (battery charge, the indication of
connection to a PC, charger, Bluetooth connection), the screen displays 4 main measuring
functions of the analyzer:
Singe Multé
HAM Free
The Singe and Multé modes display the measurement result as numbers, while
the HAM and Free modes display the measurement results as numbers and charts.
Bound TDR
R&X RLoss
The TDR, R&X and RLoss modes display the result in the form of charts and numbers, and
the Bound mode in the form of numbers and color indication.
StubT cLen
cImp cLoss
The cImp and cLoss modes display the result in the form of charts and numbers,
and StubT and cLen mode in the form of numbers and color indication.
When you press in the Main Menu, 13 information screens will be available.
The first 12 screens will briefly talk about the main measuring functions of the analyzer (Single,
Multé, HAM, Free and others). By pressing the key, you can switch to the corresponding
measurement mode.
On the thirteenth screen when you press the key, you will enter the Settings menu.
Single mode.
Single is a measurement of all parameters. The mode is started by pressing the key.
After pressing the key, the measurement will start automatically. This is indicated by a flashing
antenna icon located at the top of the screen. You can stop the measurement by pressing
once. You can resume the measurement by pressing once.
In Single mode, the analyzer has 5 screens with information.
The first screen displays:
working frequency
SWR value
return loss value
The second screen displays:
working frequency
|Z| value
value of active (R) and reactive (X) resistance (taking into account the sign) for the series
mode
The third screen displays:
working frequency
|Z| value
inductance (L) and capacitance (C) value for series mode
Important! Sometimes inductance or capacitance values are displayed with a minus sign. It would seem
to be contrary to the laws of physics. But no, in RigExpert analyzers, the minus sign next to the value
indicates how much inductance or capacitance you need to add to the circuit in order to compensate for
the reactive component of the impedance.
On the fourth screen are displayed:
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