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Both are super handy and super cheap (relative to conventional SAs and NAs). Handy for the personal shop of any EE.
by willis936 3y ago
Both 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.
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- 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)