Re: Using a nanoVNA to test a transmitter
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Here is a YouTube that shows how to use the NanoVNA as a spectrum analyzer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX1qN0ywsSs So it can be done, but the results are not usually good enough to ensure
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Evan Hand
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#20707
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Re: measuring Capacitance or Inductance
NWDZ board, like it says in the graphs. All calibrated on the same board with a single cable, as stated. And results were repeatable; I ran it several times. Are the board standards 100% accurate? Who
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Ed Krome
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Re: Using a nanoVNA to test a transmitter
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Maybe, but even at the low price, I can't see someone blowing up the device if we could prevent it. However, as I've stated before, experience is the best teacher. Dave - W?LEV wrote: -- *Dave -
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W0LEV
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Re: Using a nanoVNA to test a transmitter
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Spoilsport ?
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Dragan Milivojevic
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Re: NANOVNA-H GONE NUTS
Roger TU for the reply I wish i understood what you are referring to? I went to the OneofEleven site and it is in GitHub I dont see an executable file which I could run. Darn, Your knowledge far
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paul kobetz
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Re: measuring Capacitance or Inductance
Ed, In a previous post I asked you which RF Demo board you were using. I took a look at both models that are being sold and from the photos it looks like one has a better layout of the cal loads for
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Roger Need
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Re: Using a nanoVNA to test a transmitter
#newbie
#general_vna
To put things very bluntly, the NANOs have no place around a transmitter, even 1 watt. It's circuitry without power, yes, but not at power. Dave - W?LEV wrote: -- *Dave - W?LEV* *Just Let Darwin
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W0LEV
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Re: NANOVNA-H GONE NUTS
Have you tried a Clearconfig 1234 from the USB Console using TeraTerm or the OneOfEleven NanoVNA app? It is discussed in the Wiki for this group. Once cleared do a Touch Cal, test Touch Cal and then
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Roger Need
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NANOVNA-H GONE NUTS
My beautiful unit suddenly started to just start drawing lines all over the screen I hv recalibrated it several times.. Something is wrong as it was working fine. Question is there a reset ?? Is there
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paul kobetz
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Re: Using a nanoVNA to test a transmitter
#newbie
#general_vna
Since you¡¯re playing with transmitters, a dummy load is an indispensable tool. If I were you, I would stop and make one before continuing with the pixie. It¡¯s simple enough to make one if you have
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Dave Fugleberg
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Re: measuring Capacitance or Inductance
I have measured electrolytic capacitors with my nano and they are woefully bad at high frequencies.? Now that I have acquired a nanoVNA that can go down to 10 kHz I plan to do some testing to see if
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Bob Albert <bob91343@...>
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Re: measuring Capacitance or Inductance
That makes no sense whatsoever.
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Dragan Milivojevic
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Re: measuring Capacitance or Inductance
Never........NEVER.......rely on an electrolytic as a bypass for RF energy!!!!!! Use series resonance to your advantage. Chip, N6CA learned that lesson from (deceased) Gary Frey, W6XJ, in the 1970's.
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W0LEV
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Re: measuring Capacitance or Inductance
Ed there are two versions of the RF demo board and at least 3 manufacturers. The test positions are different between the two. Photos of each attached. You can see that positions 7 and 8 on the NWDZ
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Roger Need
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Re: measuring Capacitance or Inductance
Good to see that they show the parallel resonance between two different bypass caps! But too many circuit designers aren't aware of this.
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Manfred Mornhinweg
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Re: measuring Capacitance or Inductance
And what's the best bypass cap? Well, a single, plain, cheap aluminium electrolytic! Attached is the impedance plot for a 47?F, 25V electrolytic cap, measured with lead lengths compatible with
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Manfred Mornhinweg
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#20692
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Re: measuring Capacitance or Inductance
Here is the phenomenon I referred to in a previous post in this thread. [image: image.png] This paper is written by Cadence and can be accessed at:
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W0LEV
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Re: measuring Capacitance or Inductance
And since it's sunday and I have time for playing with the NanoVNA, I made measurements to show all of you the effect of placing bypass caps of different value in parallel. Attached are the impedance
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Manfred Mornhinweg
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Re: measuring Capacitance or Inductance
Dave, What lead length did you use for that test????? After my last post I grabbed my box of 100nF capacitors, fired up the NanoVNA (works well even without warming up!), and measured two dozen of
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Manfred Mornhinweg
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#20689
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Hardware deficiencies when measuring high impedance with S21
It has been stated, by multiple members of this group, that due to hardware deficiencies (port 2 is not a perfect 50¦¸) and lack of 12 term error correction, the "S21 method" can't be used to measure
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Dragan Milivojevic
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