Re: Pro or Con
Hi, Mine has the Smith Chart. I am not yet proficient with that tool but I have burrowed into the how-tos and tutorials. Until now I had only some vague notions. The fog is starting to clear. It has
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Bill Cromwell
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#13505
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Re: Pro or Con
A bit more expensive and does not have all the plotting capabilities (Smith Chart) of the NANO's, but can be used in daylight and with a hand shield, in the sunlight. Accuracy Agility Instrument (AAI)
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W0LEV
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#13504
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Re: Are any of the NanoVNA sold on Amazon any better or worse than any others? Is there a better U.S. site to order from?
I bought a NanaVNA-H4 Ver 3.4. Purchased from outstandingdeal on Ebay. Genuine article in Gold lettered box. Received it in 4 days. No problems what-so-ever.
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avvidclif
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#13503
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Re: Pro or Con
An LCD viewfinder works: https://www.ebay.com/itm/261120369503
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Oristo
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#13501
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Re: Pro or Con
Great thread! I have an MFJ-207, an MFJ-259(no letter), a Mini60 bluetooth, and an early NanoVNA (received in October, 2019). The NanoVNA is great indoors, especially used with a PC or android. But
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DougVL
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#13500
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Re: Different NanoVNA models
Thanks. It's rather annoying that I have to log in to access it.
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namerati@...
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#13499
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Re: Are any of the NanoVNA sold on Amazon any better or worse than any others? Is there a better U.S. site to order from?
Rich, Unfortunately, pinning is not supported in groups.io. That is why the forum owners added links to the WIKI and FILES sections at the end of every emailed post in addition to a HUGE RED ARROW on
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Larry Rothman
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#13498
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replying to a thread versus starting a new thread
It is tempting to hit reply to an existing email or thread post, change the subject, and send it off. Unfortunately, the headers in most instances contain thread information, so the reply may still be
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Rich NE1EE
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#13497
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Re: Are any of the NanoVNA sold on Amazon any better or worse than any others? Is there a better U.S. site to order from?
Matt, Print off a copy of the User Guide /g/nanovna-users/files/NanoVNA-User-Guide-English-reformat-Jan-15-20.pdf It's a good starting point for the basics. There are a number of User
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Larry Rothman
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#13496
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Re: Different NanoVNA models
Please refer to the forum WIKI (link at bottom of every emailed message)
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Larry Rothman
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#13495
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Re: Are any of the NanoVNA sold on Amazon any better or worse than any others? Is there a better U.S. site to order from?
I see the point. Thanks for the reply. I see a lot of thread hijacking, which is why I asked. I think that there are --- and have been for 40 years --- common sense guidelines for managing forum
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Rich NE1EE
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#13494
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Re: Are any of the NanoVNA sold on Amazon any better or worse than any others? Is there a better U.S. site to order from?
Matt, Welcome to the forum. Please note that it is impolite to hijack an existing forum thread with a different topic. Going forward, please start with a new message and ass any hash (ie: #use
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Larry Rothman
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#13493
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Different NanoVNA models
Is there web page with a summary of the differences between the different NanoVNA models?
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namerati@...
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#13492
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Re: Are any of the NanoVNA sold on Amazon any better or worse than any others? Is there a better U.S. site to order from?
Hi, Rich, I thought my post was relevant to the thread .. in that it's hard for newbies to know if we have one of the better/worse nanoVNA's sold on "Amazon" or Aliexpress for instance. It seems
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morsemuskrat
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#13491
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Re: Are any of the NanoVNA sold on Amazon any better or worse than any others? Is there a better U.S. site to order from?
Thanks for the input David, ...great, those are exactly the type of suggestions I was looking for! Unfortunately I didn't think (at the time) to save any of the smith chart plots for the weird traces,
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morsemuskrat
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#13490
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Re: Are any of the NanoVNA sold on Amazon any better or worse than any others? Is there a better U.S. site to order from?
Help us out a bit. After cal, what are you reading with the provided load, short, and open? Pictures always help. Connect a 100 and 25 ohm resistor with minimal leads acorss Port 00. Both should read
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W0LEV
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#13489
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Re: Are any of the NanoVNA sold on Amazon any better or worse than any others? Is there a better U.S. site to order from?
Why is a post with this title all about a new user trying to use the device? ~R~ 73 de Rich NE1EE On the banks of the Piscataqua -- 73 de Rich NE1EE On the banks of the Piscataqua
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Rich NE1EE
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#13488
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Re: Are any of the NanoVNA sold on Amazon any better or worse than any others? Is there a better U.S. site to order from?
I have just recently received a nanoVNA from Aliexpress; Some of the measurements seem very odd - like SWR and the S11 inductance, but I don't have the experience(yet) to gauge if the results are OK
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morsemuskrat
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#13487
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Re: Pro or Con
NanoVNA Set Channel: DISPLAY, CHANNEL, CH0 REFLECT Set Trace: DISPLAY, TRACE, TRACE 0, BACK, BACK, FORMAT, SWR BACK, TRACE, TRACE 1, BACK, BACK, FORMAT, SMITH Set Freq Range: STIMULUS START, 140M
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Robert Cloutier
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#13486
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Re: Protective Case
The PC board material is useful as a construction platform - you can solder the pieces together to create a custom enclosure. As for keeping the grounds separate between CH0 and CH1, there are a
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Larry Rothman
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#13485
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