Re: Accurate impedance measurements using a VNA
Fortunately the article is on their website, for which they only wanted my
email address. ?
Mike
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Mike Brown
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#407
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Re: Possible location of latest VNA source code??
I am curious if there is a rough plan/time line for you to open your firmware? I just got mine in the mail today and am loving it thank you for helping make an awesome tool for us!
Definitely could
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Tim Keller
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Re: Accurate impedance measurements using a VNA
MW&RF is a trade journal for which a subscription requires that you fill out an online form detailing what components one is responsible for specifying. It occasionAlly has good
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Dave Daniel
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Re: Accurate impedance measurements using a VNA
Thanks Alan, I just registered & downloaded. Looks very interesting &
useful reference.
73
Mike
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Mike Brown
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Re: Semi-bad clone?
Hi Frank, The 4 trace or 4 track vs. 2 trace or 2 track thing is a FIRMWARE THING.
All of the nanoVNA devices as far as I know have the same hardware and share the same system schematic. Although
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alan victor
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Re: Semi-bad clone?
never mind. Just got back from vacation, and didn't read the other posts
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Frank S
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Accurate impedance measurements using a VNA
Here is a paper, just came out now in Microwave & RF publication...July 2019
https://www.mwrf.com/test-measurement/make-accurate-impedance-measurements-using-vna-pdf-download
An excellent treatment
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alan victor
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Re: Semi-bad clone?
Is the 4 trace a firmware thing, or hardware thing
Frank
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Frank S
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Re: Semi-bad clone?
Hi Alan
You've obviously got a good one there. I have been finding odd calibration
issues and finally worked out it mine is happier up to 450 MHz and not
going too low either, although the issue may
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Mike Brown
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Re: Only two trace
Thanks, I try that.
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Colin Dexter
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Re: Semi-bad clone?
Hi Mike,
Here is a 3 pole helical filter centered at 465 MHz. The filter is "C" coupled so the skirt on the high side rolls more gentle than low side. The insertion loss and return loss as well
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alan victor
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Re: Only two trace
Yes, you have the 2- track firmware and you are going to have to update the firmware to the 4 track firmware. See your manual or get a copy of the pdf manual. A link to the manual is here on this
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alan victor
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Only two trace
Hi all,
I bought a nanoVNA on ebay like on the attached photo. And as you can see on the photo, there are 4 traces on it. I only have two. And I have no idea I have to make the other 2 visible. In
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Colin Dexter
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Re: Marker and Label for nanoVNA software
Also please add to save selected COM port number in software!
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Serge
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Marker and Label for nanoVNA software
Hi Hugen,
Please add frequency markers and label boxes for parameter values be displayed on the NanoVNA Software.
Thanks,
neb
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neb
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Re: NanoVNA and Linux
Opps note ... After making the firware backup the device reboots .. so you need to put it back into DFU mode.
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tim.m0thm@...
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Re: NanoVNA and Linux
Ok so tonight was flash the firware night :)
It took me longer than it should of but I got there in the end :)
I am using Ubuntu and to do this you need the dfu-util pacakger so go ahead and
$sudo
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tim.m0thm@...
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Re: Semi-bad clone?
Hi Mike.
I did extensive measurements on narrow as well wide band filters. Also a number of antenna out in the field. I have compared results with VNA big box, Vector Z Meters and the results at HF
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alan victor
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Re: firmware reload
thanks everyone i got the firmware loaded but it is not working must be faulty
i have arranged to return to the seller
thanks herbie
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herbie.graham@...
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Re: Semi-bad clone?
Hi Alan
Agreed that comparison with a big VNA would be v interesting. I'm not aware
that any of my friends have one of those though. Mind you at this price I
wouldn't expect too much. The frequency
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Mike Brown
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