[bars] Primarily addresing those who attend Sat AM Zoom meeting

[Jim Idelson]

I also have one here in the shack. I have used it to test bandpass filters,
to make coaxial phasing lines, and for rough checks of antenna resonance.

I have never used the small screen. Instead, I use software on a Windows
machine connected to the instrument via USB. That includes measurements
made both on the bench and in the field.

Absolutely worth the money invested, in my opinion.

73 Jim K1IR

On Wed, Dec 16, 2020, 8:19 AM Tony Brock-Fisher via bars <bars at w1hh.org>
wrote:

> I have one and have been using it for bench work extensively. I don't
> bother with it's tiny screen, which many have objected to. I use it with
> software running on my PC. It has replaced my miniVNA as the primary
> instrument for measuring components and networks. Note that neither of the
> reviews did any comprehensive measurement of it's accuracy. I am assuming
> that once calibrated it is very accurate - but I have no standard to
> compare it to.
>
> I have not used it for antenna measurements. I suspect, like most similar
> instruments, it would suffer interference from strong nearby RF fields. I
> am .6 miles line-of-sight from an AM broadcast tower.
>
> For $50 you can't go wrong. I bought the kit with cables and standards
> from Amazon (sold by Gigaparts) which was around $80, definitely worth it.
>
> -Tony, K1KP
> On 12/16/2020 8:01 AM, Steven Schultz wrote:
>
> We had a brief comment about VNA's (Vector Network Analyzers - a two port
> measurement device) one morning.
>
> Does anyone have experience with the "NanoVNA" ?
>
> It has been discussed in ARRL QST and QEX.
>
> Thanks
>
> Steve
>
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