I use mine often to check crystals when I suspect they may be bad. I have
some SMA to alligator clip cables which make it easy. You can over the
expected frequency range, and you should see a S11 return loss dip and
phase shift around the resonant frequency.
Also check out this video:
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Rob Campbell
KG6HUM
On Fri, Sep 8, 2023, 8:54 PM Justin Bowser - KI5GKD <
justin.bowser@...> wrote:
I'm working on my Heathkit HR-1680 receiver and I have a crystal that I
suspect is bad. Can a NANO VNA be used to test a crystal? If so, how?
Thanks and 73,
Justin B.
KI5GKD
