Re: SWR & Calibration..
Joe, Another good way to learn about the NanoVNA is to read old posts in this group. Many typical questions have already been answered. For example this post which deals with your question.
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Roger Need
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#24827
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Re: SWR & Calibration..
Joe, The best way to learn about your NanoVNA is to "learn by doing". Calibrate your unit for 3 to 30 MHz. and make a measurement of a narrow band like 40M by zooming in. Then calibrate for just the
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Roger Need
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Re: SWR & Calibration..
Thanks, I was thinking of something like that. Joe WB9SBD
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Joe WB9SBD
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Re: SWR & Calibration..
Always calibrated however, unit does interpolation. Therefore, if you desire best accuracy over a given range, then cal over THAT range.
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alan victor
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SWR & Calibration..
Ok, say I set up Stimulus for 3 to 30 Mhz. And then do a calibrate Open Short load. Now it is supposedly calibrated for anywhere between 3 and 30 Mhz correct? Now I look at the who range and decide to
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Joe WB9SBD
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Re: Stripping Coax
OK, that's adjustable for different jacket/braid/dielectric/center diameters, do you have to swap the cartridge for different strip lengths? 73, Willie N1JBJ
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William Smith <w_smith@...>
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#24822
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Re: Stripping Coax
Paladin CST Pro https://www.techtoolsupply.com/TempoCST-Pro-Stripper-with-Blue-Blade-p/gre-pa1283.htm looks like it
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Jim Lux
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#24821
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Re: Stripping Coax
3 blades cut jacket, shield,dielectric. I enjoy mine.
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Charlie N2MHS <ucfargis1@...>
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#24820
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Re: Stripping Coax
Hey Jim, Do you have a pointer to the fancy adjustable one? I've been having a hard time finding anything other than 2 and 3 blade non-adjustable ones 73, Willie N1JBJ
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William Smith <w_smith@...>
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Re: What has happened?
#nanovna-v2
Yes, I can calibrate the device, but when doing measurements, I get a lot of lines in a mess. If you have a look at the photo - measurement - you can se a curve form, but rather thick. The form of the
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Karl Jan Skontorp
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Re: What has happened?
#nanovna-v2
I have tried 3 different calibration sets, they all get the same result. Measuring at DC is ok. My NanoVNA is a SAA-2N, this is a device with N-connectors, so I don't think they have don their job...
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Karl Jan Skontorp
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#24817
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Re: Stripping Coax
It would depend on what coax you are working with. Lately I've been using RG316, quite by accident I discovered that I can neatly remove the outer jacket with my Ideal strippers by using the 14AWG
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John
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Re: Stripping Coax
It depends what you mean by pro. While I was working for a cable provider the service men used cheap tools like these: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_AmaRuK https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_9QEcIK
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Dragan Milivojevic
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Re: Stripping Coax
That's why I eventually got the fancy adjustable one.? I had a single
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Jim Lux
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Re: Stripping Coax
For instance, this is still a work in progress, but, for RG-8x: BNC Connectors from HRO: Lands Precision BNC-10Z-DGN https://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-009969 N-type for RG-8x:
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William Smith <w_smith@...>
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Re: Stripping Coax
I tried to find some catalog info, but you need to dig through distributors pages.. There's different flavors of these things. 2 and 3 level stripping, adjustable or not, whether are not you handle
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Jim Lux
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Re: What has happened?
#nanovna-v2
Check your cal loads with an ohm meter to see if they are OK at DC. Take a look at the inside socket of the SMA connectors. Perhaps "drilled out" by rotating pin after too may uses. Roger
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Roger Need
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#24811
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Re: PC Boards for QEX Step Attenuator Available
Dick, Does the article indicate how much "blow-by" you get (due to the mechanical switches in this design) as the frequency increases? Roger
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Roger Need
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#24810
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Re: Stripping Coax
One of those multiblade spin around the coax I've used a Paladin CST for decades.
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Jim Lux
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#24809
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Stripping Coax
I have a ratchet crimp connector and can install various types of terminations. But what tool(s) do the pros use to strip coax? Any suggestions?
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Albert Pion
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