Re: Quick compare with HP 8753C...
Hi Jeff, Ok, I've finally fired up the 8753 and done a test. This was done a bit differently to yours, as the calibration is done offline on a PC. Therefore it eliminates all of the issues around cal
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Roger Henderson
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Re: New to group and thoughts on Return Loss and Loss
In reading my older HP catalogs, they seldom if ever referred to return loss; it was always SWR. I found that sort of odd. Stuart K6YAZ
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Stuart Landau
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Re: New to group and thoughts on Return Loss and Loss
It really is all magic. Stuart K6YAZ
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Stuart Landau
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Re: New to group and thoughts on Return Loss and Loss
In my early career I had the wonderful opportunity to work, in sales, for HP. Back before it was Agilent or Keysight. Back when Bill and Dave were alive and running the company.? They spent a great
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Ron Spencer N4XD
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Re: New to group and thoughts on Return Loss and Loss
Alan, I have to laugh (in a good way, not maniacally), as this is another one of those things were usage varies from one person to another. The reflection coefficient, gamma, is actually defined by
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Jeff Anderson
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Re: New to group and thoughts on Return Loss and Loss
Indeed. Do a web search for "is return loss positive or negative". You'll turn up lots of forums in which to pontificate. Short answer: It's done both ways, and nobody finds this confusing. But they
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Jerry Gaffke
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Re: Measuring Common Mode Rejection
Bob, There is a section on measuring common mode chokes on the following website (near the bottom of the page.. https://www.nonstopsystems.com/radio/frank_radio_coax-sw.htm However, this will not give
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David Douglass
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Re: New to group and thoughts on Return Loss and Loss
Return loss is a very old term used in the telephone industry for a very long time. There is confusion about the sign, but the negative has been used as long at the term return loss has been in use.
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Stuart Landau
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Re: New to group and thoughts on Return Loss and Loss
This is all about definitions. The reflection coefficient, gamma, has both magnitude and phase values and is defined by greek letter RHO. The value of RHO varies between 0 to 1. Return loss is defined
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alan victor
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Re: Place to buy
I just ordered a nanavna from Alibaba Wuyi Zeenko Industrial And Trading Co., Ltd.(the Hugen design based on edy555). Thx to all for info on ¡°place to buy¡±. Henry
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Henry Newton
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Re: New to group and thoughts on Return Loss and Loss
A loss is a negative gain. So, saying a return loss is negative simply means you are expressing that loss as a formal gain. Don't overdo the besserwisserness of your insights. Den ons 21 aug. 2019
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Hans J Albertsson
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New to group and thoughts on Return Loss and Loss
Interesting topics being discussed. I was surprised to read that the RL from a short or open is 12.XXXdB. That just isn't true, ever (assuming, of course, lossless feedline/ connectors). Its 0. Always
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Ron Spencer N4XD
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Re: smith chart flickering
It worked! Thank you very much. My workaround was to use zplots: https://ac6la.com/zplots1.html All the best!
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CT2FZI
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Strange phase readings using nanoVNASharp
Hugen, I was looking at a signal using your PC nanovnaSharp application and as I moved the cursor along the waveform, there was an abrupt change in phase that did not match the scale. I have added a
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Larry Rothman
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Re: smith chart flickering
"When using NanoVNA v1.03 and I hover the mouse on top of the traced line, the result is a flickering rectangle with some data inside." Try holding down the ALT key. This works good on my Win7 system.
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George
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Re: Idea for a bracket for mounting N connectors
I've uploaded some rough dimensions (in mm) for the NanoVNA in the Misc photos section ( /g/nanovna-users/photo/93569/0?p=Created,,,20,2,0,0 ) as well as a file containing drawings of
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Larry Rothman
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Re: Quick compare with HP 8753C...
Thanks, Larry, I'll forward your link to Dick. Maybe he can update the Matlab site with the new link. By the way, if one can download the zip file for the tool (I think you have to have a Matlab
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Jeff Anderson
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Re: Quick compare with HP 8753C...
And on Tue, Aug 20, 2019 at 06:51 PM, Dr. David Kirkby from Kirkby Microwave Ltd wrote: Good morning, Roger and David, Both of you raise an interesting question, which is "how much does a calibration
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Jeff Anderson
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smith chart flickering
Sorry if this was addressed already, could not find it. When using NanoVNA v1.03 and I hover the mouse on top of the traced line, the result is a flickering rectangle with some data inside. What can I
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CT2FZI
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Re: Quick compare with HP 8753C...
The document referring to the Q measurement is no longer on the Matlab website but can still be found here: http://www.walkingitaly.com/radio/RADIOSITO/za_fatti/tutorial/q/old/rfqmeas2b.pdf
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Larry Rothman
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