Re: New to NanoVNA - HAM wanting to play w. antennas
#edy555_nanovna
@Carsten: Lightning and Static: in the EFHW antenna with the transformer the antenna wire itself is grounded through the secondary and the coax via primary windings (a short for static). Your system
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igor-m
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Re: |S11| > 1
Measurement uncertainty? You're essentially measuring (V refl)/(V incident) with a noisy sensor.?? 1 part per 1000 (1.001) is 60dB.. the SNR of the measurement is in that ballpark. Calibration
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Jim Lux
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Re: New to NanoVNA - HAM wanting to play w. antennas
#edy555_nanovna
@Carsten: welcome to the club.. EFHW antennas: I built several and I've been helping local OMs with building and measurements. The first step is to acquire an off the shelf one or to build DIY the
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igor-m
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Re: New to NanoVNA - HAM wanting to play w. antennas
#edy555_nanovna
there were NEVER any v2plus4 clones.. so you will get a genuine one (i would now maybe buy a lite vna that goes up to over 6ghz but is a similar design as the vna v2 or v2plus4) the nanovna v2 has an
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Siegfried Jackstien
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|S11| > 1
I've been analyzing Touchstone files Rudy Severns, N6LF, has recorded with his NanoVNA-H4. The magnitude of S11 is greater than 1 for many files. For example, after calibration right at the VNA
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Brian Beezley
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Re: New to NanoVNA - HAM wanting to play w. antennas
#edy555_nanovna
@All Thank you for the valuable input. @Roger , for the nice links to schematic & More specific groups. @gfmucci for the "Static warning" @Jim & Zack for the "Don't connect the FT-991A directly to the
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Carsten F (OZ1FTG)
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Re: New to NanoVNA - HAM wanting to play w. antennas
#edy555_nanovna
And as far as static goes: Remember that any coax is, by design, low loss and can store a sizable amount of energy as a cylindrical capacitor. So, I always make a practice of "shorting" any coax I
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W0LEV
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Re: New to NanoVNA - HAM wanting to play w. antennas
#edy555_nanovna
I have been really careful about estimating power out of an amp. I have an HP 435B power meter with an 8484A head. Maximum power to the head is supposed to be 10 microwatts (-20 dBm). I carefully
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Zack Widup
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Re: New to NanoVNA - HAM wanting to play w. antennas
#edy555_nanovna
The second most likely is "transmitting into it", or, more properly, making S21 measurements on a small amplifier that has output power bigger than the VNA can take. That 20dB gain block, driven with
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Jim Lux
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Re: New to NanoVNA - HAM wanting to play w. antennas
#edy555_nanovna
"What is the most likely way that beginners kill their VNA ?" Static buildup especially in dry climates. I had one DOA and the vendor said static buildup killed it.
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gfmucci
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Re: New to NanoVNA - HAM wanting to play w. antennas
#edy555_nanovna
Carsten, Here is a link to the manufacturers Web site for your NanoVNA 2 Plus 4 Firmware, instruction manuals and PC software available there. https://nanorfe.com/nanovna-v2.html There are two groups
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Roger Need
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New to NanoVNA - HAM wanting to play w. antennas
#edy555_nanovna
Hello Goup Old Ham here , but have never played with DIY antennas before , and have never had a HF Station. I have just gotten my first HF Ham station (FT-991A) , as i have "some" room in the
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Carsten F (OZ1FTG)
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Re: Using a nanoVNA as a passive receiver
Yes, the TinySA is a far better tool for your proposed application. However, the NANOVNA can be used to measure the isolation between two antennas. Use it in a 2-terminal transmission measurement
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W0LEV
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Re: Using a nanoVNA as a passive receiver
It should work, though I would terminate the Ch0 port with the 50ohm cap. A better tool is the TinySA. It is about $60 in the US. TinySA.org
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Evan Hand
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Using a nanoVNA as a passive receiver
Hello.? Can anyone tell me if it's possible to use a nanoVNA such that it emits no signal and only operates as a receiver?? I want to try to detect and measure what is being emitted by an emitting
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tjackson382000
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Re: Anmeldung
I am sure you will find this wonderful guide to also be very helpful, assuming you are able to translate your topics of interest into your favorite language.
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Chris Gardner
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Re: adding Bluetooth HC-06 connection to plain - H hardware
#bluetooth
See these posts from your inquiry last year.... /g/nanovna-users/message/23504 /g/nanovna-users/message/23517 Roger
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Roger Need
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Re: Anmeldung
Try NanoVNA Saver >> https://github.com/NanoVNA-Saver/nanovna-saver/releases/tag/v0.4.0 Roger
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Roger Need
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Anmeldung
Sorry, my english is not good. I need software to cinfig the nano vna. Thank you.
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@Alex1961
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Re: 2port measurement determining Zdut with S11 and S21
Thanks Stan for this feedback. Anyfeedback is very welcome. I put click-on ferrites (25mm long) on port1, port2 and USB cables, they have (in my setup) no significant effect on the measured S21 (or
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Victor Reijs
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