AntScope

Rig Expert Ukraine Ltd.

About this app

AntScope for Android is a software designed to connect the RigExpert Option Bluetooth antenna analyzers to Android smartphones.
This software allows:
To create:
- SWR chart (standing wave ratio)
- Phase chart
- Charts: R (resistance), X (reactance) and Z (impedance module), series mode
- Charts: R (resistance), X (reactance) and Z (impedance module), parallel mode
- Return loss chart
- Smith chart
Save and share measurement results

Supported analyzers:
- RigExpert AA-55 ZOOM Option Bluetooth (Android 4.4+)
- RigExpert AA-230 ZOOM Option BLE (Android 6.0+)

The list of already tested and working devices (not yet complete):
- HUAWEI Y5
- SAMSUNG 6
- SAMSUNG GALAXY A5

Third-party libraries:
MPAndroidChart library. Copyright 2016 Daniel Cohen Gindi & Philipp Jahoda

Ratings and reviews

Getting the app and the RigExpert Stick Pro to connect it very finicky. I have tried on 5 different devices and it's the same for each one. Once your connected you have a short time before the device will turn off and you loose connection. You can not scan all bands like you can directly on the device to find where your antenna is tuned to. And the biggest gripe is you can't save your preferred settings. This should be an amazing extension to the tool, but it very limited.

A few crashes, especially in TDR mode. Bluetooth seems a little finicky and drops out occasionally. The crosshair cursors are hard to see and hard to manipulate...easier if you have a phone with a stylus (Samsung S23 Ultra). I'm still not clear on how saving and exporting data works so I'm taking screenshots.

Pros: The UI looks good and is easy enough to use Cons: the readings don't match between the device screen and the app, it disconnects from Bluetooth all the time, & requires your location to be active. I like the device (Rig Stick Pro), but the app is pretty awful in practice. edit: fixed the timing issue, it's the time out on the device, not the app. Also, apparently you can just ignore the location request. Bumped up to three stars, if readings are consistent then will bump up to five.

What’s new

Improved loading of measurements