Re: NanoVNA for 120 ohm Twin wire Balanced lines
I have used the NANOVNAs quite successfully to test 300-ohm and 410 to 450-ohm balanced lines at HF. The size of the NANOVNAs is small enough to not have any (extremely little) influence on the
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W0LEV
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#33925
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Re: USB vs no USB readings Plots change...
Hi Mark- What's causing the data to change when you plug the unit into the USB cable is the fact that adding the USB connection causes that USB cable (and whatever else it's connected to) to become
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Tom AE5I
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#33924
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Re: NanoVNA for 120 ohm Twin wire Balanced lines
I can vouch for the quality of Mini-Circuit products, I have used them in MIL SATCOM projects. 73, Don N2VGU
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Donald S Brant Jr
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#33923
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Re: USB vs no USB readings Plots change...
Connect the VNA over Bluetooth serial. You can buy the adapters for a few $. How to attach the adapter has been discussed a number of times here.
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Dragan Milivojevic
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#33922
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Re: USB vs no USB readings Plots change...
Already understood and thanks. Maybe a better question is: Is there a method to isolate the VNA from the PC when connected via the USB to kill (choke?) the effect. I am just experimenting and learning
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Mark KQ4EKK <kq4ekk+groups@...>
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#33921
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Re: NanoVNA for 120 ohm Twin wire Balanced lines
I would suggest one of the small transformers made by Mini-Circuits. You can get both the unbalanced to balanced transformation and 50 Ohms to XXX per your needs. I have been using their 50-75 Ohm
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KENT BRITAIN
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#33920
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Re: USB vs no USB readings Plots change...
Yes, I understand. My test are in the MHz not GHz. That is a period and not a comma, but yes I get your point. Will do.
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Mark KQ4EKK <kq4ekk+groups@...>
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#33919
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NanoVNA for 120 ohm Twin wire Balanced lines
Has anyone used a NanoVNA to characterize a Twin wire twisted Balanced line like say a CAN bus line or an ISO-SPI balanced 120 ohm line? If so what interface hardware has been used or is recomended?
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Arun
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#33918
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US Manufacturers?
Howdy, Are there any US Manufacturers building/selling NanoVNAs? I am on a project that is regulated by The Build America Buy America Act and NDAA889 Laws which unfortunately make the linked purchase
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Daniel Fuka
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#33917
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Re: USB vs no USB readings Plots change...
An essential principle of troubleshooting is to be able to reproduce the phenomenon. As long as another operator has not been able to contater the same thing as KQ4EKK, all the various and varied
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Fran?ois
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#33916
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Re: USB vs no USB readings Plots change...
How many times do we, collectively, need to point out that EXTENDING THE COUNTERPOISE WILL CHANGE READINGS? Attaching the USB cable is lengthening the extent of the counterpise from just the NANOVNA
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W0LEV
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#33915
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Re: High Frequency Circuit Design TEXTS for SALE
Pkease remember that *all* communications related to the sale of items (for instance, the one below) must be private other than the one initial post offering the item for sale. In this case, the
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Dave Daniel
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#33914
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Re: USB vs no USB readings Plots change...
Thanks to all for their help with this. Greg, it is not a bad connector, I changed and tested all connection points, cables, etc. with identical and test units in order to remove those variables. I
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Mark KQ4EKK <kq4ekk+groups@...>
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#33913
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Re: High Frequency Circuit Design TEXTS for SALE
Spoken for... gone... Thanks!
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alan victor
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#33912
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Re: USB vs no USB readings Plots change...
It sounds as if your measurement system is not sufficiently decoupling the test articles, so the test system is becoming part of the measurement; this happens often when measuring antennas. Perhaps if
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Donald S Brant Jr
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#33911
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Re: USB vs no USB readings Plots change...
Hello I just did a test on mine which is a NanoVNA-F [v1.0.5] Is it real? a clone ? I bought it in February 2021 : Moligh doll Vector Network Analyzer NanoVNA-F HF VHF UHF UV VNA Antenna Analyzer
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Fran?ois
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#33910
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Re: USB vs no USB readings Plots change...
I¡¯ve seen similar as well. Oftentimes I don¡¯t take the time to test with multiple configurations but occasionally I¡¯ve noticed where either the Smith chart trace ¡°doesn¡¯t look right¡± or
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Greg Giglio
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#33909
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USB vs no USB readings Plots change...
I am building different Un:Uns using different wiring schemes and caps. While testing a config, I noticed that my battery was down to one bar and I did not have the USB cable plugged in at the time. I
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Mark KQ4EKK <kq4ekk+groups@...>
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#33908
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Re: How do you measure a car antenna?
QUOTE: Cars are mobile noise generators Especially Fords. Dave - W?LEV -- Dave - W?LEV
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W0LEV
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#33907
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Re: How do you measure a car antenna?
The AM radio in my car works just fine. Chevy BoltEV. How short our memories are - does nobody else remember "alternator noise"? Cars are mobile noise generators. 73, -Rick
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Rick Murphy
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