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Re: using NanoVNA in University classes


 

from Microwaves101.com



Dave Rutledge is still a professor, but whether he's supporting it, I don't know.
Puff

Puff was a program developed at CalTech, back in the days when IBM was marketing the original PCs (mid 1980s). Here is a historical document that describes its use:

R. C. Compton; W. L. Williams; D. B. Rutledge, "Puff, an Interactive Microwave Computer Aided Design Program for Personal Computers" 1987 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest, pp 707 - 708.

You might be able to find a copy of a second article on Puff here:



Around 2000, someone converted Puff from DOS to Windows. Around 2010, it was offered in version 2.1 for Windows 7. It does not appear that it has since been updated, and we can no longer find a free copy of it for you to download. There are two sites that will sell you a Puff for Windows DVD (CD?) for maybe $40 (depends on exchange rates). Use their search tools to look for Puff.

(you might want to translate from German...P



At this point, maybe the world should give up on Puff, and work on developing some modern, free apps. Be careful what you wish for, modern and free mean tons of ads and possibly spyware...

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