nanoVNA: A Practical Menu Walk Through (068a)

So you have just got a nanoVNA and it's a bit confusing. I don't blame you! In this video I will walk through the menu of the nanoVNA with an eye to what it takes to get it set up to make a measurement of some sort. I will explain all of those FORMAT options like: LINEAR, REAL, IMAG, DELAY, POLAR, RESISTANCE, REACTANCE, SMITH and so on. Some of these are a bit mysterious to those who are new to the whole VNA world. My intent is that this will have some real practical implications for you. ====================== === PROMISED LINKS === ====================== Go-Along-With-The-Video-Sheet https://drive.google.com/file/d/16riggYlXn5Gfy0I-b6sfduFkWVezGku8/view?usp=sharing nanoVNA -Official- Site (so they claim) https://nanorfe.com/nanovna-v2.html nanoVNA Manual (with menu map) https://nanorfe.com/nanovna-v2-user-manual.html Purchase nanoVNA V2 Plus 4 at https://www.tindie.com/stores/hcxqsgroup/ ====================== ==== VIDEO LINKS ===== ====================== VIDEO: VNA Foundations (first video in the series) https://youtu.be/8IhJMGxU5xA VIDEO: Q-Factor https://youtu.be/M6Ip1qkc8EM VIDEO: Measuring Inductance, Capacitance and Impedance with the nanoVNA https://youtu.be/Pti8Erw_Kkg VIDEO: Measuring stuff outside the 50-Ohm World of the nanoVNA https://youtu.be/dgDS4rjb-GU ======================================= ---------------------------------- Time Markers for Your Convenience ---------------------------------- 00:05 Introductions 01:43 The Main Menu-An Overview 03:54 Getting Ready to Measure: Planning! 05:01 Setting up the nanoVNA 05:18 Configuring what I see on the screen. 05:35 The TRACE Option 07:26 Trace Format 08:22 Channel Selection 09:21 Reflection Coefficient: A little Background 11:36 Display Formats 11:37 LOG MAG 12:51 Phase 13:18 Delay 15:06 Smith 18:05 SWR 18:37 POLAR 20:29 LINEAR 21:16 REAL 21:49 IMAG 22:25 RESISTANCE 22:45 REACTANCE 23:07 Q FACTOR 24:46 Next Steps: Configure other Traces 25:08 Defining Test Frequencies 25:18 Start & Stop Frequencies 27:26 Center Frequency & Span 28:33 Setting up Markers 28:34 What is a marker? 29:09 Marker Setup 29:17 Select Markers 30:02 Marker formatting 30:38 Marker Use 32:09 Calibration 34:49 Parting comments and Toodle-oots