RF Tools VSWR+ / GPS2CAD

A few weeks ago I released my first Application onto the Android Marketplace. I thought that i would get a few downloads but not many, the application I published is a very basic calculator useful only to RF aerials engineers. But at time of writing I have had 98 downloads with around 50% of those still installed and active.
This does make me want to carry on writing apps and releasing them. I have a few tweaks to make then i plan to release my GPS2CAD app and see if anyone can make use of it. it is based on the google notepad tutorial code but allows you to take points and then then export them as a dxf file for use with CAD software. I have posted about it before, i when i wrote it i was excited about using the GPS to create CAD data but over estimated the accuracy of the GPS in the phone, so i will release it and see if i get any feedback if i do, i may carry on working on it.

Android development

Just started looking at writing Android apps, Ported over my VSWR calculator from the Java mobile version that i did awhile ago and looking into something that uses the GPS and Open GL capability. Also maybe the Barcode scanner. So a few things to look at and to use as learning projects.

Just been reading the market place agreement and i think that will take a few cups of tea to get through :(

Creating Apps for Phones

After a chat on Saturday night with a mate i thought i would have ago at writing an application for my aging Nokia N70 phone.

The result is a Mobile Java Application that calculates the VSWR and Return Loss from the forward and reverse power figures (normally used to check the performance of transmission aerials ).

This was also the first time i have tried writing anything in Java beyond the exercises in Tutorials.

I used the Netbeans 6.5.1 IDE to write and test the app.

Once i find some space i might post the application incase anyone else is interested.