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Re: Calibration procedure

 

Thank you! The photos are a great help!
Bill


Re: Calibration procedure

 

See message #83. Alan


Re: Calibration procedure

 

Bill, I wrote up a calibration sequence in an earlier thread. If you cannot find it, I will cut and paste in a reply. Currently this was done on the 2 -track unit but I assume the sequence is no different for the 4 track.

Key is the flow on the unit has you go to DONE and causes you to omit SHORT and OPEN.

Alan W4AMV


Re: Calibration procedure

 

SMA male calibration kit (OPEN / SHORT /LOAD).


Re: Calibration procedure

 

These are pictures of calibration.

Thank you!


Calibration procedure

 

Would someone be willing to publish a pictorial description of the calibration process.
I have read thru the English version of the manual (no photos of the Cal process at all) and am unclear how I should calibrate for a two port filter measurement.

In fact, if someone could show a two port measurement being made, that would be awesome.

Tell you what, if someone illustrates the Cal process, I will publish a two port measurement of an LC low pass Butterworth filter...
Thanks,
Bill


Re: USPS mis-delivery of nanova package - to wrong zip and STATE! Scam or error?

 

Still waiting for my nanovna, but bogus USPS tracking is not at all amazing.
I have had packages wrongly reported delivery to my correct address up to 4 days before actual delivery.
If you have tracking data from a successful delivery for comparison, you may note where bogus
track has missing steps. I suppose these result from wrong barcode scans...


USPS mis-delivery of nanova package - to wrong zip and STATE! Scam or error?

 

I live in Ohio. My nanovna package tracking shows delivery to "Mailbox" in Nebraska on Saturday.
USPS "Email Us" site is "temporarily unavailable" and their phone tree is a complete FAIL.

I think this is not likely the eBay seller's fault, but an amazing USPS error, since tracking is present.
Scam or error?

Anyone with advice or comments?

Thanks, AC8FD


Re: NanoVNA software on windows 10 x64?

 

Has anyone been able to find an alternative program that works better than NanoVNASharp? It is severely lacking capabilities that the vna itself is capable of reading. An example is VNAJ .


Re: Translated instructions

 

Good to know, thanks.
What other settings will the saveconfig command save?


Re: Translated instructions

 

On Sat, Jun 29, 2019 at 08:40 PM, Larry Rothman wrote:


You can access additional commands by connecting the unit to your PC, opening
a terminal on the VNA's serial port and type the help command at the prompt.
You will get a list of all the commands available through the VNA's console.
I used this to calibrate the touch surface using touchcal.
Unfortunately, it doesn't store the touch calibration update.
You can store the touch calibration us saveconfig command.


Re: Translated instructions

 

Great and good luck. Have Fun. Best 73' Alan

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Nuno <Nmbb77@...>
Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2019 7:14 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [nanovna-users] Translated instructions

Workedine. Thanks. Now I can make some tests on some handheld antenas. And in a 4m antenna that was about to build.

Best 73


Re: Translated instructions

 

Workedine. Thanks. Now I can make some tests on some handheld antenas. And in a 4m antenna that was about to build.

Best 73


nanoVNA as an AA

 

Works very nice. Just measured a NVIS antenna on 40 meters. Spot on with other devices. Suggest putting unit in a black box unless the Sun is hidden by a cloud.

For the HF band, suggest store pre cal freq segments to improve resolution. I use 3-10 MHz and 7-21 MHz as examples, that way easy to see the SWR null if one exists.

Alan W4AMV


Re: Translated instructions

 

On the calibrate, the firmware routine does not appear quite right.

In any case, what I found that works consistent is the following:


1. Select stimulus and start and stop frequency
2. Select CAL and then CALIBRATE
3. Connect the 50 ohm to CH0
4. Press LOAD and then PRESS ISOLN (Note these are highlighted in black at first and then ISOLN goes green)
5. Then connect a THRU cable form CH0 to CH1 and press THRU
6. The firmware takes you to DONE. IGNORE!!!!
7. Now connect an OPEN to CH0
8. Press OPEN
9. Connect a SHORT to CH0
10. Press SHORT
11. Then finally press DONE
12. And SAVE

That's it. Check and be sure that the open, short and 50 ohm are on the proper side of the chart.

Alan W4AMV

P.S. Let me know if not clear or if I missed something. NOTE, this is for the 2 trace or 2 track VNA. Not the 4 track or S11/S21 measurement device. Although I suspect the cal routine is no different.

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Nmbb77@... <Nmbb77@...>
Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2019 1:29 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [nanovna-users] Translated instructions

Hello all. I have the same instructions, plan to do someday in Portuguese. At time the most confused part is the calibration, didn¡¯T figure yet if it take long to stabilize, if its like put open, short and load and press calibrate...

73¡¯²õ
CT1JQJ


Re: Translated instructions

 

Hello all. I have the same instructions, plan to do someday in Portuguese. At time the most confused part is the calibration, didn¡¯T figure yet if it take long to stabilize, if its like put open, short and load and press calibrate...

73¡¯²õ
CT1JQJ


Re: Translated instructions

 

Thanks Larry, good info. Alan

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Larry Rothman <ac293@...>
Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2019 12:40 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [nanovna-users] Translated instructions

You can access additional commands by connecting the unit to your PC, opening a terminal on the VNA's serial port and type the help command at the prompt.
You will get a list of all the commands available through the VNA's console.
I used this to calibrate the touch surface using touchcal.
Unfortunately, it doesn't store the touch calibration update.


Re: Translated instructions

 

You can access additional commands by connecting the unit to your PC, opening a terminal on the VNA's serial port and type the help command at the prompt.
You will get a list of all the commands available through the VNA's console.
I used this to calibrate the touch surface using touchcal.
Unfortunately, it doesn't store the touch calibration update.


Re: NanoVNA software on windows 10 x64?

 

The PC SW reads and displays only S11, S21 so NO the full 2 port S12 and S22 would not be picked up.

Of course, just exchange those rows and you got it.

Alan


Re: NanoVNA software on windows 10 x64?

 

Yes, it works fine. I have had no issue loading Touchstone snp files from my simulator tool and from the nanoVNA. I am running Windows 10. Note if you have the 2 track unit you will only process s11 functions like Smith, log mag, vswr, etc... if you have 4 track then you can process s11 and s21 data.

If you read in a snp file you will be able to look at all parameters... I believe. I'll check to be sure that is true.
Alan