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Make sure to heed the maximum input and use an attenuator! These are very cool and fun, but I found myself using my NanoVNA a lot more than my TinySA https://
by cadr 3y ago
Make sure to heed the maximum input and use an attenuator!
These are very cool and fun, but I found myself using my NanoVNA a lot more than my TinySA
https://nanovna.com/ https://nanovna.com/
- willis936 3y agoBoth are super handy and super cheap (relative to conventional SAs and NAs). Handy for the personal shop of any EE.
- cadr 3y agoFor sure - if you can afford them, get both. I was just surprised because I expected to use the SA a lot more when I got it. But I am mostly either testing filters are designing antennas, and the NA is the way to go.
- 2178393217 3y ago[flagged]
- GeorgeTirebiter 3y agoI have only NanoVNAs, up to the 6 GHz one ( https://nanorfe.com/vna6000.html https://nanorfe.com/vna6000.html ). But the TinySA at the frequencies of interest seems about the same? I guess what I'm asking: What features of the NanoVNA make it the "way to go"? FOR ME: It's the PC SW that allows a big-screen, which converts the fundamental "R+jX" measurement into many different views. https://nanovna.com/?page_id=90 https://nanovna.com/?page_id=90 Awesome.
- cadr 3y agoWell, they are different tools for different situations. I found, for what I do, having a vector network analyzer was more useful that having a spectrum analyzer. Specifically, measuring the SWR of antennas and measuring the resonance frequency of filters.
- codefoster 3y agoI use a nanoVNA for analyzing antennas. Cool tip is you can tether it to an Android device and get a bigger, nicer touch screen.
- cadr 3y agoThat's cool - didn't know that about Android. Another cool tip is to use NanoVNASaver (https://nanovna.com/?page_id=90 https://nanovna.com/?page_id=90)