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Re: Does magnetic field interferes TinySA measurements?
#tinysa
Thank you! Does it mean that having a speaker connected to TinySA will introduce some kind of interference?? In one of your video tutorial there was mentioned that TinySA connected to PC via usb cable can also affect measurements. And now I¡¯m curious to understand more: - is it technically possible to replace headphones with a speaker and preserving correctness of measurements or having very small interference? For instance, wire a small (1W) speaker through amplifier which is powered from mainboard of TinySA (VCC and GRND connectors)?
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Re: Does magnetic field interferes TinySA measurements?
#tinysa
As long as the tinySA is not electrically connected to the speaker there should be no problem
-- Designer of the tinySA For more info go to https://tinysa.org/wiki/ |
Does magnetic field interferes TinySA measurements?
#tinysa
I use TinySA in environment very close to speakers that produce magnetic field and currents and have concerns how speakers can affect measurements of TinySA?
Should it be isolated from such sources or it doesn't matter? Thank you! |
Re: Mirfield Electronics
Mine was the latest for one device and the other would have been the latest if not for an update between ordering and delivery. I had not even considered that he would have done that (thought that stock was just so recent) although now that you say that, it makes sense that he has gone that extra mile.
That just says how much he prides himself on giving the customer the absolute best customer service possible. Paul |
Re: Mirfield Electronics
I got mine from Mirfield too , I think about early 2023 ?
NO problem at all, arrive within one working day (fast), and has undergone all the firmware upgrades without issue. Mine came with firmware at the time that had only been released a few days earlier, so I guess that before despatch he makes sure that the firmware is always the latest. He obviously takes pride in his service. 73 de Andy |
Re: Mirfield Electronics
I totally agree with you Tate,
The service that I got from Martin both times that I bought through him really needed some recognition. I have of course emailed him to say how outstanding his service has been, but really wanted to put something somewhere others would see it. I hoped that here would be the right place to do so and also the right thing to do. We are all too quick to complain about service we get, but very few of us say anything when we get good service, and he deserves to be recognised for that. like I said, if not here then there is nowhere else to do it. Paul |
Re: Mirfield Electronics
Thanks for the share Paul I'm not even in the UK, so doesn't really aid me any more than it's so nice to see good reports. What with as much gritching and whine in the world these days, it's quite refreshing to hear a good story. Thanks! On Sat, Jun 1, 2024 at 8:57?AM m1cxz m0cnl via <m1cxz.m0cnl=[email protected]> wrote: Let me start by saying that I don't know if this is the right place to post this, but if not here then I don't know where else. --
Tate Belden A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one. |
Mirfield Electronics
Let me start by saying that I don't know if this is the right place to post this, but if not here then I don't know where else.
I have purchased both the tinySA ULTRA and the nanoVNA H4 from Mirfield Electronics and couldn't be more pleased with the service that I received both times. Martin Stokes G3ZXZ is one of the nicest and most informative people that I have ever dealt with. The service he provides is second to none and I would suggest that everyone in the UK uses him. I am not affiliated or being paid to post this in any way. I am just a very happy customer and service like he has provided me needs to be recognised in some way and this was the only way that I could think of doing it. His website is Thank you again Martin. I do hope that you are on here and see this. All the best Paul |
Re: Screen protectors
On Fri, May 31, 2024 at 03:15 AM, Bruce Hawkins wrote:
Hi Bruce,
I just bought the cheapest ones I found on Amazon with prime delivery. They are glossy, so not what you are looking for. They are made by ¡°TECHGEAR¡± but any film type would work. I used an old paper guillotine to cut them but scissors would work as long as they are strong and sharp. I am sure that you could find matte ones just as easy, last time I wanted a matte screen protector was when I wanted one for an old nexus 7 tablet, which worked great in sunlight. If I could remember where I kept the remaining one or two then I would have used them instead.? To be honest, you don¡¯t need anything expensive as you are going be cutting them to size anyway. Just don¡¯t get a fancy glass one as I think that they will just crack in a way that you won¡¯t want. Hope that makes sense and helps you in some way. Paul |
Re: New FW release: EXTERNAL GAIN restored after restart
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? Thank you, Erik. This feature is extremely necessary in my opinion, as the external attenuator becomes a physical part of the tinySA hardware. Having to remember and manually input the attenuator each time is equivalent to recalibrating the tinySA every time it¡¯s used. I haven¡¯t tested the feature yet since I¡¯m currently away, but I¡¯ll give you feedback once I do. |
Re: New FW release: EXTERNAL GAIN restored after restart
Thank you, Erik. This feature is extremely necessary in my opinion, as the external attenuator becomes a physical part of the tinySA hardware. Having to remember and manually input the attenuator each time is equivalent to recalibrating the tinySA every time it¡¯s used. I haven¡¯t tested the feature yet since I¡¯m currently away, but I¡¯ll give you feedback once I do.
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Re: Screen protectors
I use a screen protector on the SA Ultra and Tiny VNA. ?It¡¯s what I found at the thrift store for $1. ?Trimmed them down and stuck them on. ?They both work great. ?Just keep them away from the edge of the screen by 1/32¡±. ? There is nothing to touch at the edge anyway. ?I always use the plastic stylus and have no problems at all. ?Very happy I did it and easily replaced. ?
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Re: TinySA Ultra Status line on the left of screen shows fgnbs
These letters are officially undocumented and can change with any release as their purpose is to help me understand the internal state of the device when someone submits a screen shot.?
Suggest you ignore them -- Designer of the tinySA For more info go to https://tinysa.org/wiki/ |
Re: Screen protectors
I've been buying Tech Armor protectors for older model iPhones. They are cheaper and depending on your device size one protector can be cut for two or three devices. Coincidentally I just put a clear protector on my trusty IC-32AT HT. The "remove this" factory plastic that was on it had been pretty much worn out so I had earlier put a matte screen protector in place. It cut the glare but fuzzed the display too much for my liking. Small display and a dim backlight made it hard to read. So I replaced it with clear a couple of weeks ago and it looks nice. I didn't cut it very accurately so it looks a little weird around the edges but even so the display looks much better than the rest of this beat-up old radio. This is not a touch screen of course and I don't try to read it in my car, but I thought it interesting since this has turned to other ham uses.
On Thu, 30 May 2024 21:15:31 -0500 "Bruce Hawkins via groups.io" <ac6dn@...> wrote: Hi There.?-- 73 -Jim NU0C |
Re: Screen protectors
Bruce Hawkins
Hi There.? ?I was wondering about cutting my own screen protectors for a ham radio with a screen I can't read in the sunlight in my car.? I guess I'll find some that are anti reflective.? As that's what I need.? It's an old Kenwood vhf low band with shinny LCD screen. Can I get a link so I know what you got? Regards to my sa.? I just keep mine in a camera bag with my vna. Hopefully they'll stay safe. Best regards, Bruce Hawkins - AC6DN.? Sent from my Android phone.? And from: ac6dn@... On May 30, 2024 8:16 PM, m1cxz m0cnl <m1cxz.m0cnl@...> wrote: Here is the update as promised, |
Re: Screen protectors
I'm just the opposite, a screen protector is the first thing I add. If you use a quality product the image quality and touch sensitivity are not impacted. Clear is better than matte for image quality, but some prefer matte for glare reduction.Same here. Many times the screen protector and case are the things that arrive even before the device does. |
Re: Screen protectors
Here is the update as promised,
Please note that as this was only a proof of concept, I didn't worry too much about getting the screen protector to exactly the right size. My thinking was that if it wasn't going to work atleast reasonably well, then what's the point of spending too much time getting the exact size. (More about that later). First I decided to just get the cheapest film type screen protectors that I could find on Amazon with next day delivery. This turned out to be a pack of 3 for the iPad mini 6th generation, costing less than ?4. Looking at sizes, this would mean that I would have 12 attempts to get the size correct and apply without bubbles. I carefully measured the screen aperture using my vernier calipers, thinking that with my OCD there was no way that I could live with huge gaps. But this was just a test so I can live with gaps for the purposes of testing. Anyway, Piece cut out very nearly my intended size. Not as close as I would have liked but good enough for the test. Screen cleaned (what I thought was adequately enough), I applied the test protector and got one just one small bubble due to a piece of dust I missed. Good enough for now, but I cannot have a bubble in the final version if this even works at all. I fired up the tinySA Ultra fully expecting this to be a complete disaster and to my surprise the difference was basically imperseptible to having just the wrinkled default manufacturing protection. If anything, it was better with my bodged up test. I will add a couple of bad photos at the end. Spurred on by this success, I decided to do the same to my new NanoVNA-H4. I was a little rushed, so whilst applying the screen protector test piece it slid under the edge of the case by 2-3mm. Rather than take it out and starting again I decided to leave it as it would show me how accurate I needed? to be on size, or if I could removve the case, cut to the full screen size and then fit the case again. This would essentially make the screen protector invisible, if it woked. As before with the tinySA, the NanoVNA-H4 performed with no perceptible degredation in touch sensitivity. Even more surprisingly the fact that the screen protector was between the screen and the case made no difference at all. I will add a couple of bad photos of this at the end as well. My next tests will be cutting the screen protectors to the full size of the screens so that there are no edges visible at all as they will be covered by the case completely. Appologies for the image quality on these but I don't know if there are file size restrictions on images, but these images show my initial test versions and the fact that all funtions can still be controlled as they can without anything. I have circled the small dust bubbles and arrows showing where I had obviously slid the screen protector too far to the left and under the case leaving a gap where the arrows are. Also sorry about the glare, but I didn't think about things like that when I took the pictures. |
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