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A little perspective:
I bought my nanoVNA V2, and also a spectrum analyzer, on Ali Express, well before I even knew about this user group. I came across it while looking for something else, and it immediately caught my attention. I had used a full feature VNA and spectrum analyzer once (costing about $100,000 and $30,000, respectively, or so I was told), and said to myself: hey, this looks neat and would come in handy for various projects I'm working on. I chose the model and the store on Ali based on getting something that would cover the 2.45 GHz ISM band, at a price less than $70 (to avoid paying customs), and generally at minimum price.

Unfortunately, the hardware arrived with almost 0 documentation. The only thing sent was a menu map, which was more or less useless. I was given a link to website, which had some minimal instructions which could not be carried out for calibrating. Corresponding with the vendor was completely unsatisfactory -- I am sure they have no idea what they are selling. For them if they sell a VNA, a pair of sneakers, or sex toys -- its exactly the same thing -- what is the profit margin. (The 35-4400 MHz Spectrum Analyzer came with even less documentation, and I have not yet managed to get it to work).

I had never heard of OwO, Hugens, or any of the dedicated people who developed firmware or software, or help other people on this group, until I came across this group searching for some kind of manual. All power to all of you! And many thanks!

But everyone should be aware that there is a commercial jungle out there. My suspicion is that many more people buy a nanoVNA because they saw a commercial advertisement, e.g. on Amazon or Ali, rather than from reading this group's discourse. Thus appeals in this group to respect the developers' wishes will probably have little effect. My advice to all developers, of whatever, is to first decide what your motivation is. If it is to profit from your work, which is perfectly legitimate, then you should take all of the legal precautions necessary, e.g. patent protection, secrecy, etc. This can be quite costly - probably a minimum of $10,000 for each country over the lifetime of the patent, if you know enough to file yourself (otherwise twice or thrice this figure). And if you need to defend a patent against infringement, the costs can easily get to the M$ range. Know that Murphy's law applies here - if something can be copied, and if it is worthwhile to copy, then it will be copied.

Or, a developer can decide that his or her motivation is not monetary, but rather helping mankind, helping the profession or the hobby, or even obtaining or strengthening one's reputation in the technical community. Then you might tell all and share all, and feel some satisfaction that others are benefitting from your efforts. In my opinion, any middle ground between these two approaches is apt to be frustrating.

With regards and gratitude,
Ray 4X1RB

From the home of
Prof. Emeritus Raymond (Reuven) Boxman
School of Electrical Engineering
Tel Aviv University
Cell: ???? +972 544 634 217

CEO Clear Wave Ltd.? ?????????????
Scientific Writing Courses: ???????

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of OwO
Sent: ????? 02 ?????? 2021 16:20
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [nanovna-users] SAA-2N V2.2 DISPLAY ISSUES

I asked?, not forced, people to not help vendors that are selling copies of my design against my will.

How hard is it to simply STOP producing and selling copies of my design? My request is as simple as it gets. Is it that important to Hugen to make a profit off of my work and screw the original developers over while doing it?


 

On Fri, Sep 3, 2021 at 02:57 AM, Ray wrote:

...> I bought my nanoVNA V2, and also a spectrum analyzer, on Ali Express, well before I even knew about this user group...and said to myself: hey, this looks neat...

IMO, it seems you left out one crucial step after seeing it and before buying it, googling it. It's not only an amazing device, it's an amazing phenomenon. It's the Wild West. It's a jungle out there. Caveat emptor. etc.


 

Well... NanoVNA IS a sex toy :-)
Sorry, couldn't resist:-)

Andrea

Il ven 3 set 2021, 10:57 Ray <boxman@...> ha scritto:

A little perspective:
I bought my nanoVNA V2, and also a spectrum analyzer, on Ali Express, well
before I even knew about this user group. I came across it while looking
for something else, and it immediately caught my attention. I had used a
full feature VNA and spectrum analyzer once (costing about $100,000 and
$30,000, respectively, or so I was told), and said to myself: hey, this
looks neat and would come in handy for various projects I'm working on. I
chose the model and the store on Ali based on getting something that would
cover the 2.45 GHz ISM band, at a price less than $70 (to avoid paying
customs), and generally at minimum price.

Unfortunately, the hardware arrived with almost 0 documentation. The only
thing sent was a menu map, which was more or less useless. I was given a
link to website, which had some minimal instructions which could not be
carried out for calibrating. Corresponding with the vendor was completely
unsatisfactory -- I am sure they have no idea what they are selling. For
them if they sell a VNA, a pair of sneakers, or sex toys -- its exactly the
same thing -- what is the profit margin. (The 35-4400 MHz Spectrum Analyzer
came with even less documentation, and I have not yet managed to get it to
work).

I had never heard of OwO, Hugens, or any of the dedicated people who
developed firmware or software, or help other people on this group, until I
came across this group searching for some kind of manual. All power to all
of you! And many thanks!

But everyone should be aware that there is a commercial jungle out there.
My suspicion is that many more people buy a nanoVNA because they saw a
commercial advertisement, e.g. on Amazon or Ali, rather than from reading
this group's discourse. Thus appeals in this group to respect the
developers' wishes will probably have little effect. My advice to all
developers, of whatever, is to first decide what your motivation is. If it
is to profit from your work, which is perfectly legitimate, then you should
take all of the legal precautions necessary, e.g. patent protection,
secrecy, etc. This can be quite costly - probably a minimum of $10,000 for
each country over the lifetime of the patent, if you know enough to file
yourself (otherwise twice or thrice this figure). And if you need to defend
a patent against infringement, the costs can easily get to the M$ range.
Know that Murphy's law applies here - if something can be copied, and if it
is worthwhile to copy, then it will be copied.

Or, a developer can decide that his or her motivation is not monetary, but
rather helping mankind, helping the profession or the hobby, or even
obtaining or strengthening one's reputation in the technical community.
Then you might tell all and share all, and feel some satisfaction that
others are benefitting from your efforts. In my opinion, any middle ground
between these two approaches is apt to be frustrating.

With regards and gratitude,
Ray 4X1RB

From the home of
Prof. Emeritus Raymond (Reuven) Boxman
School of Electrical Engineering
Tel Aviv University
Cell: +972 544 634 217

CEO Clear Wave Ltd.
Scientific Writing Courses:


-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of OwO
Sent: ??? ? 02 ?????? 2021 16:20
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [nanovna-users] SAA-2N V2.2 DISPLAY ISSUES

I asked?, not forced, people to not help vendors that are selling copies
of my design against my will.

How hard is it to simply STOP producing and selling copies of my design?
My request is as simple as it gets. Is it that important to Hugen to make a
profit off of my work and screw the original developers over while doing it?











 

Completely agree with you. I developed the V2 both to make a living and to help hobbyists learn RF design. I was originally even fine with people making clones, until vendors started doing anticompetitive sales practices like trying to manipulate rankings on taobao and other ecommerce sites, as well as cheapening it beyond reason, taking away income from the original developers. Unfortunately the end result is I have no choice but to close source all new designs and file for whatever IP protection I can, because I do have to make a living.


 

Ray,?
Shana Tova and Gmar Hatima Tova.
Be well!
... Larry Rothman


On Fri., 3 Sep. 2021 at 4:57 a.m., Ray<boxman@...> wrote:


 

Larry:

Todah Rabah.
May you and all our colleagues have a sweet and healthy year!
73
Ray

From the home of
Prof. Emeritus Raymond (Reuven) Boxman
School of Electrical Engineering
Tel Aviv University
Cell: ???? +972 544 634 217

CEO Clear Wave Ltd.? ?????????????
Scientific Writing Courses: ???????

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Larry Rothman
Sent: ????? 05 ?????? 2021 16:01
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [nanovna-users] nanoVNA developers

Ray,?
Shana Tova and Gmar Hatima Tova.
Be well!
... Larry Rothman


On Fri., 3 Sep. 2021 at 4:57 a.m., Ray<boxman@...> wrote:


 

Just a heads-up Raymond. Your 2 websites:

CEO Clear Wave Ltd.
Scientific Writing Courses:

are "out to lunch", i.e. 'non-functional', just saying. I do like your "perspective", thanks for your input.
Mike C.
Sand-mountain, Trenton, GA, living on "the brow".

On 9/3/2021 4:57 AM, Ray wrote:
A little perspective:
I bought my nanoVNA V2, and also a spectrum analyzer, on Ali Express, well before I even knew about this user group. I came across it while looking for something else, and it immediately caught my attention. I had used a full feature VNA and spectrum analyzer once (costing about $100,000 and $30,000, respectively, or so I was told), and said to myself: hey, this looks neat and would come in handy for various projects I'm working on. I chose the model and the store on Ali based on getting something that would cover the 2.45 GHz ISM band, at a price less than $70 (to avoid paying customs), and generally at minimum price.

Unfortunately, the hardware arrived with almost 0 documentation. The only thing sent was a menu map, which was more or less useless. I was given a link to website, which had some minimal instructions which could not be carried out for calibrating. Corresponding with the vendor was completely unsatisfactory -- I am sure they have no idea what they are selling. For them if they sell a VNA, a pair of sneakers, or sex toys -- its exactly the same thing -- what is the profit margin. (The 35-4400 MHz Spectrum Analyzer came with even less documentation, and I have not yet managed to get it to work).

I had never heard of OwO, Hugens, or any of the dedicated people who developed firmware or software, or help other people on this group, until I came across this group searching for some kind of manual. All power to all of you! And many thanks!

But everyone should be aware that there is a commercial jungle out there. My suspicion is that many more people buy a nanoVNA because they saw a commercial advertisement, e.g. on Amazon or Ali, rather than from reading this group's discourse. Thus appeals in this group to respect the developers' wishes will probably have little effect. My advice to all developers, of whatever, is to first decide what your motivation is. If it is to profit from your work, which is perfectly legitimate, then you should take all of the legal precautions necessary, e.g. patent protection, secrecy, etc. This can be quite costly - probably a minimum of $10,000 for each country over the lifetime of the patent, if you know enough to file yourself (otherwise twice or thrice this figure). And if you need to defend a patent against infringement, the costs can easily get to the M$ range. Know that Murphy's law applies here - if something can be copied, and if it is worthwhile to copy, then it will be copied.

Or, a developer can decide that his or her motivation is not monetary, but rather helping mankind, helping the profession or the hobby, or even obtaining or strengthening one's reputation in the technical community. Then you might tell all and share all, and feel some satisfaction that others are benefitting from your efforts. In my opinion, any middle ground between these two approaches is apt to be frustrating.

With regards and gratitude,
Ray 4X1RB

From the home of
Prof. Emeritus Raymond (Reuven) Boxman
School of Electrical Engineering
Tel Aviv University
Cell: ???? +972 544 634 217

CEO Clear Wave Ltd.? ?????????????
Scientific Writing Courses: ???????


-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of OwO
Sent: ????? 02 ?????? 2021 16:20
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [nanovna-users] SAA-2N V2.2 DISPLAY ISSUES

I asked?, not forced, people to not help vendors that are selling copies of my design against my will.

How hard is it to simply STOP producing and selling copies of my design? My request is as simple as it gets. Is it that important to Hugen to make a profit off of my work and screw the original developers over while doing it?









 

Oy. TNX.

From the home of
Prof. Emeritus Raymond (Reuven) Boxman
School of Electrical Engineering
Tel Aviv University
Cell: ???? +972 544 634 217

CEO Clear Wave Ltd.? ?????????????
Scientific Writing Courses: ???????

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mike C.
Sent: ????? 07 ?????? 2021 05:47
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [nanovna-users] nanoVNA developers

Just a heads-up Raymond. Your 2 websites:

CEO Clear Wave Ltd.
Scientific Writing Courses:

are "out to lunch", i.e. 'non-functional', just saying. I do like your "perspective", thanks for your input.
Mike C.
Sand-mountain, Trenton, GA, living on "the brow".




On 9/3/2021 4:57 AM, Ray wrote:
A little perspective:
I bought my nanoVNA V2, and also a spectrum analyzer, on Ali Express, well before I even knew about this user group. I came across it while looking for something else, and it immediately caught my attention. I had used a full feature VNA and spectrum analyzer once (costing about $100,000 and $30,000, respectively, or so I was told), and said to myself: hey, this looks neat and would come in handy for various projects I'm working on. I chose the model and the store on Ali based on getting something that would cover the 2.45 GHz ISM band, at a price less than $70 (to avoid paying customs), and generally at minimum price.

Unfortunately, the hardware arrived with almost 0 documentation. The only thing sent was a menu map, which was more or less useless. I was given a link to website, which had some minimal instructions which could not be carried out for calibrating. Corresponding with the vendor was completely unsatisfactory -- I am sure they have no idea what they are selling. For them if they sell a VNA, a pair of sneakers, or sex toys -- its exactly the same thing -- what is the profit margin. (The 35-4400 MHz Spectrum Analyzer came with even less documentation, and I have not yet managed to get it to work).

I had never heard of OwO, Hugens, or any of the dedicated people who developed firmware or software, or help other people on this group, until I came across this group searching for some kind of manual. All power to all of you! And many thanks!

But everyone should be aware that there is a commercial jungle out there. My suspicion is that many more people buy a nanoVNA because they saw a commercial advertisement, e.g. on Amazon or Ali, rather than from reading this group's discourse. Thus appeals in this group to respect the developers' wishes will probably have little effect. My advice to all developers, of whatever, is to first decide what your motivation is. If it is to profit from your work, which is perfectly legitimate, then you should take all of the legal precautions necessary, e.g. patent protection, secrecy, etc. This can be quite costly - probably a minimum of $10,000 for each country over the lifetime of the patent, if you know enough to file yourself (otherwise twice or thrice this figure). And if you need to defend a patent against infringement, the costs can easily get to the M$ range. Know that Murphy's law applies here - if something can be copied, and if it is worthwhile to copy, then it will be copied.

Or, a developer can decide that his or her motivation is not monetary, but rather helping mankind, helping the profession or the hobby, or even obtaining or strengthening one's reputation in the technical community. Then you might tell all and share all, and feel some satisfaction that others are benefitting from your efforts. In my opinion, any middle ground between these two approaches is apt to be frustrating.

With regards and gratitude,
Ray 4X1RB

From the home of
Prof. Emeritus Raymond (Reuven) Boxman School of Electrical
Engineering Tel Aviv University
Cell: ???? +972 544 634 217

CEO Clear Wave Ltd.? ????????????? Scientific
Writing Courses: ???????


-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of
OwO
Sent: ????? 02 ?????? 2021 16:20
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [nanovna-users] SAA-2N V2.2 DISPLAY ISSUES

I asked?, not forced, people to not help vendors that are selling copies of my design against my will.

How hard is it to simply STOP producing and selling copies of my design? My request is as simple as it gets. Is it that important to Hugen to make a profit off of my work and screw the original developers over while doing it?










 

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Ray <boxman@...>
Sent: Tuesday, September 7, 2021 9:27:18 AM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [nanovna-users] nanoVNA developers

Oy. TNX.

From the home of
Prof. Emeritus Raymond (Reuven) Boxman
School of Electrical Engineering
Tel Aviv University
Cell: +972 544 634 217

CEO Clear Wave Ltd.
Scientific Writing Courses:


-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mike C.
Sent: ??? ? 07 ?????? 2021 05:47
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [nanovna-users] nanoVNA developers

Just a heads-up Raymond. Your 2 websites:

CEO Clear Wave Ltd.
Scientific Writing Courses:

are "out to lunch", i.e. 'non-functional', just saying. I do like your "perspective", thanks for your input.
Mike C.
Sand-mountain, Trenton, GA, living on "the brow".




On 9/3/2021 4:57 AM, Ray wrote:
A little perspective:
I bought my nanoVNA V2, and also a spectrum analyzer, on Ali Express, well before I even knew about this user group. I came across it while looking for something else, and it immediately caught my attention. I had used a full feature VNA and spectrum analyzer once (costing about $100,000 and $30,000, respectively, or so I was told), and said to myself: hey, this looks neat and would come in handy for various projects I'm working on. I chose the model and the store on Ali based on getting something that would cover the 2.45 GHz ISM band, at a price less than $70 (to avoid paying customs), and generally at minimum price.

Unfortunately, the hardware arrived with almost 0 documentation. The only thing sent was a menu map, which was more or less useless. I was given a link to website, which had some minimal instructions which could not be carried out for calibrating. Corresponding with the vendor was completely unsatisfactory -- I am sure they have no idea what they are selling. For them if they sell a VNA, a pair of sneakers, or sex toys -- its exactly the same thing -- what is the profit margin. (The 35-4400 MHz Spectrum Analyzer came with even less documentation, and I have not yet managed to get it to work).

I had never heard of OwO, Hugens, or any of the dedicated people who developed firmware or software, or help other people on this group, until I came across this group searching for some kind of manual. All power to all of you! And many thanks!

But everyone should be aware that there is a commercial jungle out there. My suspicion is that many more people buy a nanoVNA because they saw a commercial advertisement, e.g. on Amazon or Ali, rather than from reading this group's discourse. Thus appeals in this group to respect the developers' wishes will probably have little effect. My advice to all developers, of whatever, is to first decide what your motivation is. If it is to profit from your work, which is perfectly legitimate, then you should take all of the legal precautions necessary, e.g. patent protection, secrecy, etc. This can be quite costly - probably a minimum of $10,000 for each country over the lifetime of the patent, if you know enough to file yourself (otherwise twice or thrice this figure). And if you need to defend a patent against infringement, the costs can easily get to the M$ range. Know that Murphy's law applies here - if something can be copied, and if it is worthwhile to copy, then it will be copied.

Or, a developer can decide that his or her motivation is not monetary, but rather helping mankind, helping the profession or the hobby, or even obtaining or strengthening one's reputation in the technical community. Then you might tell all and share all, and feel some satisfaction that others are benefitting from your efforts. In my opinion, any middle ground between these two approaches is apt to be frustrating.

With regards and gratitude,
Ray 4X1RB

From the home of
Prof. Emeritus Raymond (Reuven) Boxman School of Electrical
Engineering Tel Aviv University
Cell: +972 544 634 217

CEO Clear Wave Ltd. Scientific
Writing Courses:


-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of
OwO
Sent: ??? ? 02 ?????? 2021 16:20
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [nanovna-users] SAA-2N V2.2 DISPLAY ISSUES

I asked?, not forced, people to not help vendors that are selling copies of my design against my will.

How hard is it to simply STOP producing and selling copies of my design? My request is as simple as it gets. Is it that important to Hugen to make a profit off of my work and screw the original developers over while doing it?