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Re: |S11| > 1
I've asked Rudy to remeasure the short and open using MA (magnitude/angle) mode. That might shed some light on where the inaccuracy lies. Also, I think he was using averaging. It might be interesting
By Brian Beezley · #28448 ·
Re: |S11| > 1
I think need recalibrate. Calibration must remove all errors.
By DiSlord · #28447 ·
Re: |S11| > 1
Interesting - I wonder if it's a "round off" or truncation error of some sort.? The "detector" mixes with I/Q 5 kHz, summing, and there could
By Jim Lux · #28446 ·
Re: New to NanoVNA - HAM wanting to play w. antennas #edy555_nanovna
Carsten, my experience is all antennas, even those off the shelf one, need some finetuning. 1. Tuning - I would recommend the minimal height for tuning purposes is 3-4m over the ground at the end of
By igor-m · #28445 ·
Re: Using a nanoVNA as a passive receiver
I tried this just last week. It seems work like a spectrum analyzer but having doubts about calibration. For this purpose I used Satsagen software and my HackRF One. -- ALVARO, EA8ARX
By ?lvaro Felipe Hern¨¢ndez · #28444 ·
Re: |S11| > 1
15070000 -1.000470519 -0.000045675 15194750 -1.000452399 -0.000081647 15319500 -1.000464559 -0.000072501 15444250 -1.000433683 -0.000034980 15569000 -1.000416160 -0.000060047 15693750 -1.000486493
By Brian Beezley · #28443 ·
Re: New to NanoVNA - HAM wanting to play w. antennas #edy555_nanovna
By Richard Spohn · #28442 ·
Re: New to NanoVNA - HAM wanting to play w. antennas #edy555_nanovna
@igor-m The summerhouse is in Sweden (900m2 Lot) , near Halmstad (outskirt of city). There can be both thunder & high winds (30m/s, when ugly) I was thinking of hammering 2 x 3M groundrods down , and
By Carsten F (OZ1FTG) · #28441 ·
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
By igor-m · #28440 ·
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
By Jim Lux · #28439 ·
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
By igor-m · #28438 ·
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
By Siegfried Jackstien · #28437 ·
|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
By Brian Beezley · #28436 ·
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
By Carsten F (OZ1FTG) · #28435 ·
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
By W0LEV · #28434 ·
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
By Zack Widup · #28433 ·
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
By Jim Lux · #28432 ·
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.
By gfmucci · #28431 ·
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
By Roger Need · #28430 ·
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
By Carsten F (OZ1FTG) · #28429 ·