Windows 11 & NanoVNA H4
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I'm new to the group, and also a new user of the H4. I am building a magnetic loop antenna and will be doing a presentation at our ham radio club about the antenna. I would like to show the test results during a live demonstration in the classroom with the antenna attached to the Nano H4 through my laptop.
I have not tried to hook up the Nano VNA H4 to my laptop yet. However, I know that it is possible to do so. Is there any drivers that I need to download, or usb ports to configure? I can navigate the VNA pretty well for basic testing without the laptop. I will be connected to the Universities in class computer from my laptop with a HDMI cable to display the Nano's results. I'm hoping to make a stellar presentation so please offer guidance. 73's Mark kd5smf |
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No problem connecting to USB, but you’ll need to choose some software to run on the PC. ?THere’s a NanoVNA App, NanoVNA-Saver (which is python under the hood), and probably others.
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the user interface is different on the apps than on the vna itself (more room on the screen to spread things out) One thing that seems to get some people (including me) is that not all USB cables are created equal - some seem only to support charging - they don’t have the data wires in them. So you might need to try more than one cable, and you should definitely test the cable you’ll use in your demo. For what it’s worth, the NanoVNA was used to good advantage at University of Alberta during COVID. Each student got a package with soldering iron, dmm, nanovna, parts, etc. and they did all their labs at home, with the (remote) help of TAs on call. It was hugely successful. using NanoVNA in University classes ( /g/nanovna-users/message/25257 ) groups.io ( /g/nanovna-users/message/25257 ) ( /g/nanovna-users/message/25257 )
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