Re: At which point do we take the value of impedance to tune an antenna?
And please remember resonance is not necessarily at 1:1 SWR. It may or may not be. Resonance is *defined* by (consult the complex portion of the measured impedance): +jX = -jX. The resistance term is
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W0LEV
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Re: nanovna-saver : Sweep setting
In my Excel file, it is not about calibration but about measurements. The calibration has been done and has been corrected /g/nanovna-users/message/29103 The calibration file shows
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F1AMM <18471@...>
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#29114
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Re: nanovna-saver : Sweep setting
I seldom calibrate the VNA with nanosaver, so really cannot tell how that one works out for me. Nor is my VNA (Now a H4.3) the same as F1AMM's. So I cannot compare. (I read somewhere that Fran?ois
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Arie Kleingeld PA3A
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#29113
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Re: nanovna-saver : Sweep setting
Hello Here is the test I did Measurements on a loop antenna at a distance of 50 m (zero reagent around 7.100 MHz) between 1 and 20 MHz (1010 steps or 10 segments) made with a nanaoVNA-F and
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F1AMM <18471@...>
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#29112
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Re: Correction of error introduce by a transmission line connect to the VNA port 1
why not just calibrate at the cable end?? much easier as messing with the long delay ... not?!? dg9bfc sigi ps did you check open and short (with cable!!)?!?!? Am 01.08.2022 um 14:40 schrieb Diane
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Siegfried Jackstien
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Re: At which point do we take the value of impedance to tune an antenna?
I agree with you. Using edelay to de-embed a coaxial cable is not a good idea if impedance measurements are the goal. The attenuation of the cable affects the measurement. Things get worse the higher
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Roger Need
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Re: Correction of error introduce by a transmission line connect to the VNA port 1
Hello, Thanks, everyone for your tips. Finally, this is what I've done. Best regards
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Diane BONKOUNGOU <dianebonk2@...>
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#29109
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Re: At which point do we take the value of impedance to tune an antenna?
Hello, Thanks for your reply. I am using a quarter wavelength antenna. Best regards
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Diane BONKOUNGOU <dianebonk2@...>
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#29108
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Re: At which point do we take the value of impedance to tune an antenna?
You should better calibrate at the cable end and NOT on the vna.. No circles anymore!! Nothing to compensate via edelay.. I only use edelay to compensate say an sma to n adaptor.. But not to
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Siegfried Jackstien
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Re: At which point do we take the value of impedance to tune an antenna?
Hello Roger, Thanks for reminding me, I will post on the other topic how I went about correcting the electronic delay introduced by the SMA cable. My cable was too long to correct the electronic delay
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Diane BONKOUNGOU <dianebonk2@...>
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Re: nanovna-saver : Sweep setting
** No, the "clicks" are never in the same place. We will say, to simplify, that it is parasites that cause this. We find the same thing in the .S1p files but it's less troublesome. If I want data
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F1AMM <18471@...>
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Re: nanovna-saver : Sweep setting
Hello Francois, What if you slightly change the frequency range and/or number of segments? Are the errors still at the same frequency? Good work you are doing by trying to make it clear! All the best,
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Victor Reijs
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Re: nanovna-saver : Sweep setting
** Hello I am posting an example. The calibration file (.cal) corresponds to the end of a 50 m coaxial cable (50 ¦¸). The frequency sweep range is 1 to 20 Mhz in 20 segments. Follows the description
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F1AMM <18471@...>
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#29103
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Re: nanovna-saver : Sweep setting
What Stan said. It appears that the nanovna is doing a "mean average". In statistics, the N number of samples are examined to find the largest and smallest, or other measure of outlier, values which
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Stephen W9SK
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Re: nanovna-saver : Sweep setting
Fran?ois, It would be helpful if you described the specific frequency span you are using, the number of segments, and the frequencies where the "errors" occur. If there is some sort of bug in the
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Stan Dye
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#29101
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Re: nanovna-saver : Sweep setting
The NanoVNA makes multiple sweeps, and NanoVNA-Saver averages them. One thing to remember is that if the sweep is >101 points, it's actually multiple sweeps strung together. I do not know. Maybe it's
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Jim Lux
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#29100
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Re: nanovna-saver : Sweep setting
I have a NanoVNA H version 3.5 software 1.0.64, kernel 4.0.0 I need to check where the bump is. It does not happen always... When i see it again, I will report. All the best, Victor Op vr 29 jul. 2022
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Victor Reijs
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#29099
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Re: nanovna-saver : Sweep setting
Which nano and which firmware? Do different nano-types or firmware versions make a difference? On my old nano (H3.2) I had a bump around 6 MHz, but it was a known errror. Arie PA3A
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Arie Kleingeld PA3A
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#29098
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Re: nanovna-saver : Sweep setting
I also see sometimes these 'clicks' coming at the same frequency in the measured results. But after a recalibration they are most of the times gone.But they indeed happen, why I don't understand. I
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Victor Reijs
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Re: nanovna-saver : Sweep setting
Hello I didn't understand the meaning of: - Number of measurements to average - Number to discard - Common values ??are 3/0, 5/5, 9/4 and 25/6 1/ Could you explain to me what you understand about
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F1AMM <18471@...>
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