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Re: Estimating coaxial cable length - using TDR


Anne Ranch
 

As expected - verifying by using known length of KNOWN coax it is easily said then done ....

I found "Belden YR 16664 " "factory cable" and cannot find any data on it...

I found piece of worn-out what appears RG8 with barely readable description reading "microwave cable" .....useless

The u-tube is all about selecting menus on nanoVNA - I have given up on the menus long time ago ( my choice ).

I can get "TDR" on nanoVNASaver main display , but I cannot figure out how to "update" it....

...and coaxial cable is manual option AFTER "Time domain retroreflectormetry ... " is selected .... my error , but that does give option for VF ....

In theory - TDR can measure cable length - when the distant end is open - hence using reflection
OR it can measure "fault" AKA when there is known good coaxial cable and the distant end is shorted.

After all this is appears the measurement posted ( in nanoVNASaver) is physical length.

But still not verified, just a best guess for now.

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