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Very poor thru (barrel) supplied with NanoVNAs
In order to make the comparison of the different coax cables easier see the following.
I have attached a coax cable data comparison table: Coax-cable_comparison-table.png And a picture of three of them with SMA male plug: LTDZ_coax_cables_DSC08126.jpg For measuring I like the best RG316 because of the flexibility. I had not a problem up to now with them. The semi-rigid cable RG402 is intended for internal wiring only, not for often bending. not for often bending. 73, Rudi DL5FA |
Hi qrpdds
Please do a S11 dB measurement after Thru calibration with + - 1dB or less per division . You are doing phase measurement which is very sensitive to minor movement of the cables. Do not search for Ghost's ? Kind regards Kurt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: [email protected] <[email protected]> P? vegne af qrp.ddc@... Sendt: 10. oktober 2019 12:49 Til: [email protected] Emne: Re: [nanovna-users] Very poor thru (barrel) supplied with NanoVNAs On Thu, Oct 10, 2019 at 01:25 PM, Kurt Poulsen wrote: What you should observe is a S21 dB measurement of a DUT, that makes sense and you will see no difference.I see difference for S21 between rg405 and rg174 cable in attachment. |
I would not waste my time with these questionable connectors and cables. I am use Amphenol adapters, SDR-Kits Calibration kits and quality SMA cables that I rescued from scrap HP test equipment.
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Mike N2MS On October 10, 2019 at 3:50 AM hugen@... wrote: |
Hi dear all! I'm new to the forum, I didn't manage to start a new topic, but today my SMA 50 Ohm load stopped working. It worked yesterday when I received my NanoVNA, but today it does not. All the cables/wires and inputs are double-checked with another load made of PL-259 and 51 Ohm DIP-resistor. Surprising but true.
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Bob Albert
Considering the cost of a nanoVNA, I wonder if anyone sells these parts.? I worry about the same thing happening to me.
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I do have a cal kit from an old VNA I could use, with the proper adapters to get to type N.? And I have a Tektronix BNC through termination that would suffice for most frequencies. Bob On Thursday, October 10, 2019, 10:01:36 AM PDT, RW3ACQ via Groups.Io <workhard@...> wrote:
Hi dear all! I'm new to the forum, I didn't manage to start a new topic, but today my SMA 50 Ohm load stopped working. It worked yesterday when I received my NanoVNA, but today it does not. All the cables/wires and inputs are double-checked with another load made of PL-259 and 51 Ohm DIP-resistor. Surprising but true. |
Checking is better than assuming 'new = ok'.
My 50 Ohm SMA load that came with my NanoVNA was open from the beginning. The double female SMA barrel on one side didn't screw all the way, just 2 threads. I got a small refunding, but I had to wait for the replacement from two other Companies, where I bought (to be on the safe side) two ea. new ones, as the NanoVNA seller didn't have any spares. The two new loads bought together differ (measured by DC Ohm-meter) by > 1 Ohm. But what shall I say for some 50 $ total price? No issue. DJ7BA -----Urspr¨¹ngliche Nachricht----- Von: [email protected] <[email protected]> Im Auftrag von RW3ACQ via Groups.Io Gesendet: Donnerstag, 10. Oktober 2019 19:02 An: [email protected] Betreff: Re: [nanovna-users] Very poor thru (barrel) supplied with NanoVNAs Hi dear all! I'm new to the forum, I didn't manage to start a new topic, but today my SMA 50 Ohm load stopped working. It worked yesterday when I received my NanoVNA, but today it does not. All the cables/wires and inputs are double-checked with another load made of PL-259 and 51 Ohm DIP-resistor. Surprising but true. -- Diese E-Mail wurde von Avast Antivirus-Software auf Viren gepr¨¹ft. |
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