Re: In need of buying fast, and I am just a beginner in vna: is this a good nanovna?
#buying
sparseMatrix, While I agree with your thoughts the level of todays technician licensee is super low. They don¡¯t want to study any more than the question pool and think their license will give them
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David Wilcox K8WPE
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Re: In need of buying fast, and I am just a beginner in vna: is this a good nanovna?
#buying
You guys finally chased me out of my dark lurking corner. The nano VNA is a brilliant tool that can be succinctly described in as little language as it takes to give advice. Same with any VNA really.
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sparseMatrix <james.stallings@...>
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Re: In need of buying fast, and I am just a beginner in vna: is this a good nanovna?
#buying
I agree with this response. So many ham friends bought nanoVNAs because they were cheap but few have taken the time to learn what they were for or how to use them. It¡¯s a fantastic tool even if just
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David Wilcox K8WPE
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Re: In need of buying fast, and I am just a beginner in vna: is this a good nanovna?
#buying
Never buy in haste. For an instrument like this try buying a cheap second hand one and familiarise yourself first. In fact I build my own nano vna, works up to 60MHz ok. Even have all the bells and
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F4WCV
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Re: In need of buying fast, and I am just a beginner in vna: is this a good nanovna?
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With a different fw it may work up to 1.5 g with 5th instead 3rd overtone For testing your adsb antenna maybe good enough No way for wifi ob 2.4g For that a v2 is needed (any of the v2 will do)... If
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Siegfried Jackstien
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Re: In need of buying fast, and I am just a beginner in vna: is this a good nanovna?
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Is it possible to upgrade my vintage clone to work with frequencies higher than 900 mhz with a reasonable level of accuracy for SWR? Obviously I¡¯d like to work with 978/1090Mhz but it would be nice
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Re: In need of buying fast, and I am just a beginner in vna: is this a good nanovna?
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If any of you has a 2.8 inch v2.. Just buy a bigger screen for about 10 bucks and upload a fw for that bigger display.. I have such a unit and with that bigger screen it? is much easier to read
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Siegfried Jackstien
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Re: In need of buying fast, and I am just a beginner in vna: is this a good nanovna?
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Thank you! Yes it¡¯s the sandwich style. I might end up going by the guidance of this board too and get a reputable v2 plus4 as I want to check SWR on my ADSB antennae. I didn¡¯t realize there was a
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Re: In need of buying fast, and I am just a beginner in vna: is this a good nanovna?
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Is your 2.8" in a plastic case or is it "sandwich" board construction? A sandwich board is a generic (not H) NanoVNA. Hugen was the first to produce a plastic case version and then the counterfeiters
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Roger Need
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Re: In need of buying fast, and I am just a beginner in vna: is this a good nanovna?
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My favorite is the "F" version. Clone sellers may use the pictures / description of the legitimate original product so links to a listing cannot provide conclusive proof. Buy only from designated
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Rebel Thompson
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Re: sd card "fail to write"
Hi Michael,Your findings are correct.Have a look overhere:https://eleshop.eu/nanovna-h4.htmlIt says:Caution! The NanoVNA only works with MicroSD cards <32GB.So less then 32 GB73sEgbert PD0EZL --------
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Egbert PD0EZL
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Re: sd card "fail to write"
Yes, those inexpensive Patriot cards are the same ones I found to work. But some 32GB cards also work, as do old 2GB and 8GB cards. It depends on whether the card supports the SPI mode, which the nano
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Stan Dye
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sd card "fail to write"
Finally solved the problem. Tried official SD Card Formatter: https:///www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter/ to no avail. Next bought five 16GB SD cards: Total $16.15 at Amazon for Patriot LX Series
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Michael Reid
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Re: In need of buying fast, and I am just a beginner in vna: is this a good nanovna?
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Doug, is there an obvious way I can identify which version VNA I have via inspection of the circuit board? I have a 2.8¡± that is probably 3 years old. I do know that there is no ¡°config¡± menu
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Re: In need of buying fast, and I am just a beginner in vna: is this a good nanovna?
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Hello Giorgio, If you are considering the NanoVNA-F, the latest hardware version is now called the DeepVNA-101. The new version is the same basic machine as the NanoVNA-F, but it now has a rotary
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Bob Ecclestone VK2ZRE
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Re: Determining OCFD total length and split points
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Yes, sort of. Compare the NanoVNA measurements (like SWR, and maybe impedance values) with the claims made for your design. If they're close, you got it right. But it's really nice to have the nanoVNA
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DougVL
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Re: In need of buying fast, and I am just a beginner in vna: is this a good nanovna?
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No, not a firmware difference. Newest hardware is v. 4.3. -- Doug, K8RFT
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DougVL
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Re: In need of buying fast, and I am just a beginner in vna: is this a good nanovna?
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I have an early (3 years old) 2.8 inch NanoVNA (updated to current firmware, though) and a NanoVNA-F. IF you will use your NanoVNA outdoors - get the -F. The screen of my 2.8 inch -H model is
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DougVL
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Re: In need of buying fast, and I am just a beginner in vna: is this a good nanovna?
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Hello my friends. Before all, thank you very much for your prompt replies! They made me realize once again that... it is better to wait a bit and decide with more thinking :-D v2 looks too costly, at
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Giorgio De Nunzio
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Re: In need of buying fast, and I am just a beginner in vna: is this a good nanovna?
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But on the other hand, the original NanoVNA is significantly lower price, and doesn't have the electronic switch on the input that is ESD sensitive. If you're going on a group buy and getting a
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Jim Lux
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