#314

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This video briefly shows how to setup and use the NanoVNA to sweep an antenna system (antenna, transmission line, transmatch, etc.) to measure its VSWR, Reflection Coefficient, etc., and then shows how you can use it to monitor the tuning behavior as you make adjustments. The basic steps include:
- Setting the traces that you want to display (SWR, Smith, S11)
- Setting the frequency range
- Running a Calibration
- Making the sweep
- Using Markers
Please see my previous videos on the VNA, Smith Chart, Transmission Lines, Terminations, etc. for more background.
More on VNA calibration here: • #313: Why a VNA needs ...

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@carldavis8228 4 жыл бұрын

From what I see in the comments and having bought one myself. The folks who sell this VNA should as least pay you as an instructor if not for the boost in their sales. Thanks for another set of helpful insights in both using this device and our equipment.

@notgiven3114 4 жыл бұрын

@David Hogg How do I get on the "IO" forums? And how can I get one of the good ones (Noelec? Hugen? Deepelec?)

@AlessioSangalli 3 жыл бұрын

Not everything has to be about money.

@wb7ptr 2 жыл бұрын

The only complaint I have about it is the the manufacturer hasn't provided more detailed instructions for it's use. A lot of the purchasers are NOT engineers. A lot of ham radio operators are buying these. Some are engineers and some are not. I think a professional engineer would get the hang of it pretty quickly. The rest of us need a bit more help.

@copernicus633 3 жыл бұрын

This is such an excellent presentation. He doesn’t waste time, like most do, with extraneous talk. He gets to the point right away.

@roadrunner156 Ай бұрын

I totally agree!!!

@lambdaprog 4 жыл бұрын

This video will be a reference for all amateurs for years to come.

@K5YVY 3 жыл бұрын

Correct: Here it is a year later and have a need to watch this video. 👍

@ashokdas2070 2 жыл бұрын

I am also need to watch it to use my nanovna

@adamharris676 2 жыл бұрын

Could I save S2p file for passive elements? please

@lucianolandi7307 8 ай бұрын

Yep, October 2023 and learning from here.

@n8sandx177 6 ай бұрын

Dec 2023. Merry Christmas from EN82 tuning the dipole for Santa Net

@Elephantine999 6 ай бұрын

When I think back to how many hours I spent in the 80's with a noise bridge trying to get a tiny fraction of what these devices do in an instant, it just blows my mind.

@fourfortyroadrunner6701 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely stellar. I'm 75, have forgotten a lot of what I thought I used to know. ETR2, USN, 68-74, NAS Miramar, 70-74, maintained GCA RADAR and TACAN, unfortunately all old tube stuff back then. 9.8ghz RADAR

@w2aew 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the nice comments, and more importantly, thank you for your service!

@ces8809 6 ай бұрын

@@w2aew Hello . I have enjoyed your videos for the NanoVNA. I tried to find your email. I like to embed some of the VNA videos in my college classes. I just need your approval. Thank you

@w2aew 6 ай бұрын

@@ces8809 Absolutely - if you can use these in your college classes, I would be honored. If you wouldn't mind including a referral to my channel, that would be great.

@ammocraft 4 жыл бұрын

Easily the best videos on KZfaq for this type of content....please keep them coming.

@wadepatton2433 3 жыл бұрын

w1aew always brings it. I knew I'd found the right "nano" vid when I found this one. 73 de w1ade.

@gmcjetpilot 4 ай бұрын

THANK YOU.... I got my NanoVNA out to test an antenna and ground plane.... been a year? I forgot the basics, and watching video got it quickly, SWR 1.03 and impedance 51 ohms... at target freq with a flat SWR with ripple and tight smith chart... (1090 Mhz aircraft transponder antenna)

@davewells1986 4 жыл бұрын

Alan, you're the best thing on KZfaq - period. If only I could turn back the clock knowing everything you've taught me. Can't thank you enough.

@dougbas3980 5 ай бұрын

Well done. Nice watching the tuner affect. Thank you.

@ka9dgx 4 жыл бұрын

That really helped me understand what the controls on a tuner do, as you said... thanks!

@DerekMurawsky 7 ай бұрын

This made a lot of different things click in my head around antennas and tuning. Thanks for showing it!

@dpetervan 4 жыл бұрын

That is exactly what I wanted to know how to do with my NanoVNA....I have been unsuccessful at trying to intuitively figure out the menu structure.....so glad you are here to help us all figure this stuff out! Thanks so much, Alan! Pete KD2OMV

@SammYLightfooD 3 жыл бұрын

New to VNAs - just got the NanoVNA today. This helped a ton. Thanks!

@adcrane 2 жыл бұрын

One of the clearest, most concise videos I've seen on the topic. Many thanks for your clear explanation.

@mnmmnm6718 3 жыл бұрын

I get amazed everytime I see your videos, a True Electrical Engineer at its best,

@ashoksrinivasan7422 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video. I love the way you get straight to the point without the BS that most videos have. Subscribed

@christopherpaulin5548 Жыл бұрын

This is the best video on the internet on how to use a NanoVNA to sweep an antenna system for SWR. We've shared it with our club. Thanks for taking the time to make these videos

@billmungaven-n6ef 3 жыл бұрын

Bill-N6EF-Thanks for a another great NanoVNA video. I'm learning a lot about the NanoVNA from your videos. I never really understood the value of the Smith chart until I saw how you used it in this demonstration. I usually turn it off and only look at the SWR trace. I will be experimenting with my tuner using the VNA to get a better match other than SWR.

@brentjohnson6654 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I haven’t used a nanoVNA for a year and was not settling it up correctly. Now that I know to highlight the trace to format it all works much better.

@martindawe2934 Жыл бұрын

This video is a very concise and easy-to-follow step-by-step instruction on how to measure SWR. If you pay attention you will start to learn the UI of the NanoVNA and get a feel for how to make it do other things. W2AEW, you did a very good job. Thank you!

@tdumnxy 4 жыл бұрын

I don't (yet?) have a NanoVNA but this and your other recent related videos have helped to clarify in my mind what matching/tuning and measuring an antenna is all about. Thank you. 73 M6EXF

@rjollis 4 ай бұрын

One of the best videos on the NanoVNA in operation that I have yet seen. Thanks for presenting this.

@gibbywankenobi66 3 жыл бұрын

Just got a nano vna today. I watched this video and the video on sweeping a filter last night. I had it going today within minutes. Already checked most of my antennas and checked a filter. Thanks for your informative videos!

@TheRetiredtech 4 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on your QST selection.

@Lockemeister 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much,. I'm really amazed on the high caliber of your content and delivery. I was hopelessly lost in using this instrument. Now I know how to use it and and very grateful for your video. Liked and Subscribed.

@joolz989 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting. Very clear and easy to follow explanation. This little gadget is going to be very useful indeed for home brew antennas.

@artur19846 4 жыл бұрын

Just got this magic tool! It's so amazing it has taken me away! A must-have for any beginner radio ham! I wish this device was used at physics lessons at school.

@markferris698 4 жыл бұрын

Just bought the NanoVNA v2 now that its goes up to 3GHz, thanks for doing your video's, really helpful.

@mikejohns3104 Жыл бұрын

Good demonstration. Tuners make more sense to me now after seeing this visual aid demonstrated on the vna.

@modrobert 4 жыл бұрын

Calibration is always interesting, impressive VNA gadget.

@Arnold7221 4 жыл бұрын

Again great Video. Watching your network analyzer/Duplexer video, I adjusted a inexpensive duplexer to notch out the upper image frequency of a 2 meter radio. Now no intermod interference. Thanks.

@foxonem7dfh257 Жыл бұрын

Thank you I learnt more watching your video that the other 20 or so others I had watched, great explanation and well presented

@EwaldBurger 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for all your high quality video’s Alan!

@mavrc 3 жыл бұрын

This freakin' rules. I just got my NanoVNA today and this was the first thing I wanted to try. Thanks!!

@keithbanner8818 3 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to say thank you for showing me how to setup and check my swr's using this meter. I am not an expert ham operator, just a diehard cb radio skip shooter that uses multiple beam type antenna on my Suburban to make long distant contacts. You made it real easy for me to grasp. Hitman 043 Philly

@rapplebey 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. It helps me to visualize what happens when changing the capacitance vs. the inductance. Thanks!!!

@James_Bowie 4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for these NanoVNA demos/tutorials. 👍

@NeilWaybright 3 жыл бұрын

This was a delightful intro to a lot of the functions of the Nano VNA interface. It is a powerful little tool, but the UI isn't always intuitive. This was very useful to me.

@richardblanchard2743 6 ай бұрын

Excellent presentation. I ordered mine yesterday and I hope it works as good as yours.

@albakaku 4 жыл бұрын

I wish I have knowledge like yours, One of the biggest fan and admirer of yours.

@gusb.2438 3 жыл бұрын

Everyone else presenting this confused me, and left me with more questions than answers. THANK YOU for straightening it all out in 6 minutes!

@DonDegidio 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Alan, Happy Father's Day. Thanks for the video. You have a knack for making things look easy. Stay safe. 73 WB3BJU

@andrewchurchley6779 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making it concise and relatively easy to understand.

@ronbean8684 3 жыл бұрын

Outstanding video! Great intro to this affordable, versitile device. Most hams in the past have spent hundreds of $$$ on an antenna analyzer. This little guy does it all for a fraction of the price. Analyzing antenna performance across various bands. No ice review of the NanoVNA's capabilities.

@jim5148 3 жыл бұрын

Yet another excellent video! Thanks! I would have loved to have an instructor like you in my electronics classes.

@johnmarchant9253 Жыл бұрын

A great informative video which has solved a lot of the uncertainties I had with the NanoVNA as I only wish to measure the SWR of my loop antenna at different frequencies to enable the pre-setting of stepper motor positions.

@rjinnh3933 4 жыл бұрын

What little I knew a few months ago when I first played with my new nano has been vastly enhanced by this vid in just 6 minutes. Going to like/sub and begin viewing all your vids, as time permits. Great info presented in a clear/concise manner via an excellently produced vid. Hat's off to you, Sir....... 73 OM de KA1RUW

@jcampbell2481 3 жыл бұрын

It will take a while to view all of his videos. I have been viewing his videos over the years, and I have viewed them all up to # 314. His ability to teach a complex subject is about as good as it gets. If you like amateur radio you will love his videos. 73 VA6JRC

@BritishBeachcomber 2 жыл бұрын

The best NanoVNA tutorial I've seen.

@fullwaverecked 4 жыл бұрын

Ambiguity tolerance is my friend. With a little help from inverse osmosis, and watching this finely crafted video five times, I see what you are saying. Great video! Thanks and cheers!

@wmanojnishshankadias162 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Very helpful for basic operation of nano VNA. My nano VNA H brought from aliexpress and it really helps for amateur radio experiments and one of the must equipment of radio shack.

@maikerumine Жыл бұрын

This was succinct AF. Great job, man!

@Machria23 Жыл бұрын

Awesome, succinct to the point, simple “how to” with all you need to know. Thanks!!

@Dennyg73 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video ... easy to understand and using a practical application. Thank you!

@billygamer3941 2 жыл бұрын

This and the other videos here on the Smith Chart function of the NanoVNA are greatly appreciated. I wonder what Phillip Smith would think of the tools now available and that his chart still is relevant. Also, I am glad that you cautioned about calibration using the OSL method.

@glenbirbeck4098 Жыл бұрын

Great, clinical, to the point. The NanoVNA is an incredible device for the $$. But, the more it can do the more there is to learn. Thanks....looking forward to your new tutorials....KC1CCG

@NHDualrider 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, short and to the point.

@grfd711 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton for posting this tutorial. I owe you a cold one!

@miketoreno4969 4 жыл бұрын

Nice little device. Great video as always, I appreciate your effort.

@PowderMill 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video… David, you’re the best teacher I’ve ever had in the RF/Ham fields. Your duplexer tuning videos are still used as review material every time I tune one.

@NexxuSix 4 жыл бұрын

Hello Alan! Congrats on your QST article! I just got my NanoVNA a couple of days ago, and absolutely love it. Thank you for your instructional videos for the VNA. I have already made a couple of plots on antennas that I own, and was quite surprised by what I saw. 73 de KD9MED

@Siskiyous6 4 жыл бұрын

Nice, practical, short, and useful.

@JohnUsp 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Alan, I saw an article about you in the QST magazine (July 2020), your channel is one of the most advanced in electronics. Greetings from Newark ;)

@w2aew 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@dg4f__ 16 күн бұрын

Setting up my nano with this video. Thanks so much! 😊

@MrNetmask 4 жыл бұрын

you should just stream whenever you are in the lab :) everything is gold!

@rilosvideos877 6 ай бұрын

Short, exact to the point with great explanations! Instruction video as it should be! 🙂

@donbomer5630 3 жыл бұрын

THAT's Amazing, Alan! Just...freakin'...Amazing!

@godfreypoon5148 4 жыл бұрын

That's a nice precision open circuit you have there.

@JSambrook 3 жыл бұрын

This was a genuinely helpful video. I hope you will produce more videos like this one. 73

@metalfabman5477 2 жыл бұрын

Very Informative, Thanks for taking the time to make this video, think I might need to get one of these. :)

@AaronDengler 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent explanation. Thanks very much for sharing.

@acestudioscouk-Ace-G0ACE 4 жыл бұрын

I have a Nano VNA on order, to this will be very useful, thank-you.

@billpowell5931 4 жыл бұрын

As always, clear explanations and visual pointers. I am interested in getting one of these VNAs, but I am still studying the options. So many variations... Thanks for sharing.

@w2aew 4 жыл бұрын

I went with the NanoVNA-H4. The NanoVNA-F has a similar sized screen but in a metal case (nice). There is a new v2 that is just coming out now that goes to 3GHz. Firmware is a little behind the original (doesn't interpolate between calibration points - thus you have to calibrate with every frequency setting change - good practice to get into, although this forces you to do it).

@EngineeringVignettes 4 жыл бұрын

I try not to mention other channels normally but TomTekTest (TTT) just put out a comparison video on the NanoVNA options about 30 min. Prior to this comment. I have not watched it yet tho.

@adriancressy8363 3 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU. I bought one of the NanoVNA from Amazon and got the "upgraded" unit. The accuracy of these analyzers will help the operator to get the most out of their system to the distant station. Many analyzers are not very accurate and optimization of the antenna system is not even close.

@AlastairMcGowan-kn4vs Ай бұрын

That was easy. Helped me get off to a good start. Second time I made a mistake and did not remove the test load before clicking Done, but now I remember the process it should be simple

@JustLearning 3 жыл бұрын

I have a NanoVna and find it really useful. I will use one function at a time. I mostly want to see what my Handy Talkie antennas are tuned to from the factory. But I may start to make my own antennas and will need to make them resonant at a particular frequency and the NanaVNA will come in handy then. Thanks for the video.

@derps3478 Ай бұрын

Seriously outstanding explanation here.

@Salah.alkhalifa 3 жыл бұрын

Best video on antenna and RF tuning!!!

@Rhino-mt1rf Жыл бұрын

Great presentation, much appreciated!

@rcjarvis 3 жыл бұрын

liked and saved for when I receive my h4!...grateful!

@binder098 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, very good, helps move me along in understanding these complex topics.

@buzzbrayable 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I'm considering a nano vna. This was very helpful.

@JackSmith-by6sb 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video!!!!! thank you so much. I just bought a saa-2n. You gave great instruction.

@barrykery1175 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Interesting use of the Smith Chart. I never used it like that before, but I will now ! Barry, KU3X

@dave-d 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely excellent as always. Thank you so much.

@cwebs1000 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I haven't been able to do SWRs on mine and didn't find any help on the setup. Please keep them coming. Carl AB1Zi

@sirhaugen1025 3 жыл бұрын

Did u manage to read the swr? Or else I can help you :)

@cwebs1000 3 жыл бұрын

@@sirhaugen1025 Hi, I was able to read swr after this video but I think my nanovna has some problems. Sometimes it doesn't show any readings for a minute or two and after it is working the swr reading are way off compared to my swr meters, more then one. But it did read correctly on my 2 meter J-pole. I might try to install the firmware to only use it for swr readings and see what happens . But I am not happy with it the way it is. Thanks, Carl

@danny_mixmandan_james 2 жыл бұрын

Just brought one of these and to say mind boggled is an understatement! Brought it to check the SWR and tune my loading coils on my Diamond CP6S - at least I know sort of where to start as never used one of these before - always adjusted, gone back to the radio and checked the SWR - just trying to work out how to connect the PL259 to it! It’s one of those small adaptors that came with it... I hope!

@w2aew 2 жыл бұрын

It likely did not come with an adaptor for PL259 - you'll have to pick one up yourself. The bits it came with are likely the Open/Short/Load and Thru devices that you use in the calibration process.

@steveseabrook7659 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Simple step by step approach that really helped me, thank you - M0ECS

@cjmelhorn36 3 жыл бұрын

Thank Goodness!! Talk about a device with no clear instructions. Maybe more advance for a new ham, maybe not... however, glad I found this video. Thanks KD2TZX.

@swlauge4308 2 жыл бұрын

Very well and clearly explained! 👍

@RobertResearchRadios 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. If auto-tuners weren't so prevalent, I would totally just make an nanoVNA a permanent part of my HF setup for assisting in tuning. I'll have to try this with my manual tuner just for funzies.

@maurasmith-mitsky762 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful and so useful video.

@zachreyhelmberger894 3 жыл бұрын

LOVE it! Thank you! Now Ihave abetter sense of what an antenna tuner does.

@derekthwaytes4689 2 жыл бұрын

HI, Alan after looking at your descriptions on the use of the menus helped me lot on how to use the vna set up, I have just put the latest software in but even though the menus were different your explanation on how to use the items from the menu was very clear and helped me a lot. mabe it may be of use to update this video to the latest firmware to help other like myself get to grips with the vna. 73 Derek G1GDB.

@jakedillingham Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much - great little video!

@userfixit 4 жыл бұрын

Informative May buy one now. Also, good secondary use of Guitar Pick Attended Dunellon Hamfest for 10 or so years. Probably in the early 80’s. Moved to GA 30 years ago. Miss that Hamfest Bob KQ2Q

@w2aew 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, was a great ‘fest at the ballpark. I’m a member of that club, RVRC. Hamfest is now held at Piscataway High School.

@michaelharkey9675 Жыл бұрын

This basic blocking and tackling is so useful for ordinary ham like me de KI5DPA 😊

@kilnageer 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Great video. I haven't used my NanoVNA yet and your video is perfect to give me confidence. I want to check how good my LoRa 868MHz antennae are :)