Hi Larry,
thanks for trying out the software!
I've fixed the "hidden window" problem in the master source: Now it pops up
the window if you click the button again. I too found it annoying. ;-)
I hadn't considered the terminology of the open/close serial button, but
you make a very good point. Connect / Disconnect sound like better terms.
I'll put pondering this on the todo list.
When setting up the TDR function, my main resource for velocity factors was
my old Tektronix 1503C TDR - and the manual for that had the
dielectric types and nothing else. So I put those in! Someone then offered
me some specific cable types, and I added those underneath. I'd love to
have more available, so please do forward them: mihtjel@... is my
email address. :-)
Have a very nice weekend! I'm going to be doing some Russian RTTY
contesting, and maybe a little VHF DXing for field day. :)
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Rune / 5Q5R
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On Fri, 6 Sep 2019 at 19:09, Larry Goga <lgoga@...> wrote:
Good Morning Rune,
I’ve been playing with 0.0.6 and I’ve stumbled upon a couple of things.
First, regarding the “Display settings” dialogue box. I invoked it, used
it and it worked just fine. Then I accidentally clicked elsewhere on the
main screen area and the dialogue box disappeared. Subsequent clicks on
the “Display setup …” button did NOT bring the dialogue box back to the
screen. It wasn’t until I was closing the program that I found the
dialogue box hiding behind the main screen. It’s a minor, but annoying,
problem.
Also, the terminology on the “Close serial/Open serial” button might need
to be looked at. The first time I used the program I had no trouble
understanding that “open serial” meant “Open a serial connection channel to
the NanoVNA” and “close serial” meant “Close a serial connection channel to
the NanoVNA”. However, last night (and perhaps it was because it was late
and I was tired) I looked at that switch and thought that “open serial”
meant that I wanted to “Open the connection to the NanoVNA”, Open as in
disconnect, cut the wire, pull the plug. And “close serial” could just as
easily mean “close the switch” or make the connection. For a couple of
minutes I got really confused. Perhaps CONNECT and DISCONNECT as used in
NanoVNASharp might be a better choice. Just one man’s humble opinion.
I have been experimenting with the TDR function using the Python source
code. I have been able to add additional entries to the dropdown meu
structure and get them to function properly. It’s trivial to be sure, but
for someone who has never programmed in Python before it’s extremely
rewarding. I don’t know which approach is better: naming the dielectric or
naming the coax. If you don’t know what the dielectric is in the coax in
question then you could be in for trouble. On the other hand, you can
ALMOST always look at the cable and retrieve an RG number or some other
manufacturer’s designation. What are your thoughts on the subject? I
would be happy to send you the source code for that section of the
program. It would at least save you all the typing.
Have a great weekend,
Larry, AE5CZ
On Sep 6, 2019, at 11:17 AM, Rune Broberg <mihtjel@...> wrote:
With the help of Ohan, there's now a 32bit standalone .exe available as
part of release 0.0.6 on Github. If you were having problems before, do
give that a go, and feel free to report any problems here, on GitHub, or
direct to me. :-)
--
Rune / 5Q5R
On Fri, 6 Sep 2019 at 18:26, Harry McGavran Jr <w5pny@...> wrote:
Hi Rune --
It's not really clear what dll "Access is denied" applies to.
The file expat.py referred to just above that error does NOT exist
and in of your zip files or anywhere else on that machine. That's
why I installed the python.org stuff on a guess that it was trying
to run python from somewhere else. I'd certainly like to find out
why it works for you.
I just tried it under my Windows 7, 64 bit under vmware on my Ubuntu
system
and I get exactly the same problem.
73 --
Harry, W5PNY
