Re: Calibration question
Yes, I have noted that the SWR changes when holding the VNA vs. not holding it, and touching the SMA connector vs. not touching it. The readings generally are better when touching vs. not
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Kenneth Roberts
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Re: Calibration question
Ken,
the behavior of rubber duckies depends significantly on the radio they are attached to. So, to get reasonably accurate results when measuring them with the nanoVNA, I suggest that you build a
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Manfred Mornhinweg
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Re: Save change to active trace
make the swr trace active and then press on calib (without recalibrating) and then save to slot 0 (default slot on boot up) ... i do the same if i want other settings to be saved (be it avg setting or
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Siegfried Jackstien
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Re: Calibration question
QUOTE: Be sure to calibrate to the end of the coax at the antenna. Coax
will influence the measurements, especially if it is longer than a
wavelength. (unless is is electrically an odd multiple of a
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W0LEV
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Re: Calibration question
Thanks to all for the advice.
I have a whole load of rubber duck antennas that I'm checking so see at what range they should work best.? Some of them I don't even know what band they're supposed to
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Kenneth Roberts
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Re: Calibration question
With the second range within the first range, the nanovna does an excellent job of interpolating between the calibration points, and you will get good readings, especially for general tasks like
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Stan Dye
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Re: Calibration question
I myself wouldn't be sure of the results. I would re-calibrate it for
144-148 MHz. Then store in a different memory slot than the one I stored
144-174 MHz in. It only takes a few minutes to calibrate
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Zack Widup
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Re: H4 calibration
I would re-calibrate when I change to 144-148 MHz. That way I'd be sure.
I'd probably save that in a different memory slot than the 144-174 MHz.
Zack
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Zack Widup
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Re: Calibration question
As the second range is well within the first range, you may be able to get
away with it, though the ideal way is as Dave has mentioned.
73
Jon, VU2JO
[email protected]> wrote:
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Jon
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Re: H4 calibration
You will only have valid measurements within the frequency range you calibrated. You can decrease the frequency range and the firmware will interpolate between the calibrated points but the accuracy
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Roger Need
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H4 calibration
Just received my H4. If I calibrate for a range of, say, 144-174 MHz, can I change the range to 144-148 without recalibrating? I guess I'm asking under what circumstances is recalibration
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Kenneth Roberts
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Re: Calibration question
When changing sweep ranges, it's always a good idea to recal.
Dave - W?LEV
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Dave - W?LEV
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W0LEV
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Calibration question
I'm new to the NanoVNA H-4.? If I calibrate for SWR in the range of 144-174, and then I change the range to, say, 144-148, do I need to re calibrate?
IOW, for the purposes of SWR readings, under
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Kenneth Roberts
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Re: Save change to active trace
By design, slot 0 is activated on power-up, not any other slot.
Yes, if you calibrate, then change trace and display options, then save calibration again, it save the currently active calibration
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Stan Dye
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Re: Windows 11 & NanoVNA H4
Yes I think the nanovna firmware version needs to be somewhat recent. This capability was added a year or so ago I think. You can also get the current firmware for the H4 from DiSlord's nanovna-d
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Stan Dye
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Re: Windows 11 & NanoVNA H4
Stan,
Thank you for your tip about the little camera icon in NanoVNA-app. Interesting. I gave it a try. Clicking on it, the pop up screenshot is there, but it updates the small screen only when I
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PE0CWK
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Re: Windows 11 & NanoVNA H4
Stan,
Thank you for your tip about the little camera icon in NanoVNA-app. Interesting. I gave it a try. Clicking on it, the pop up screenshot is there, but it updates the small screen only when I
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PE0CWK
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Re: Save change to active trace
It only works for Save 0. Not for other recalls even if I have changed SWR to active trace and made Calibrate > Save. But if I make Calibrate > Calibrate > Done SWR will remain as the active trace. I
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Torbj?rn Toreson
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Re: Save change to active trace
Save calibration again after change trace type and settings
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DiSlord
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Save change to active trace
When I have made a calibration that firstly involves a SWR trace and secondly a trace for Smith, then the Smith-trace is the active trace. Is it possible to afterwards when having changed so that the
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Torbj?rn Toreson
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