[TMRA] "NanoVNA" vector network analyzer presentation.

[Robert Hall]

Fyi

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From: Don Winsor <don at umich.edu>
Date: Mon, Aug 10, 2020, 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: August 18 presentation on "NanoVNA" vector network analyzer
To: w8um <w8um at umich.edu>


For anyone interested in the NanoVNA presentation I emailed about earlier
today,
Wes (N8QM) gave me a direct link and invited me to share it (so you don't
have to all hammer him with emails):

https://bluejeans.com/5928490149

This is Tuesday August 18.
Informal discussion starting at 6:30 pm,
Formal presentation will start just after 7:00.

Don - AC8TO


On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 2:55 PM Don Winsor <don at umich.edu> wrote:

> Hello UM amateur radio club friends,
>
> There will be an online presentation on the NanoVNA, a popular open source
> vector network analyzer project on the evening of August 18.  As some of
> the NanoVNA devices sell for as little as $40, these powerful test
> instruments have become very affordable.  Read on if you are interested.
> Please note that you need to make advanced arrangements to participate;
> details below.
>
> Don - AC8TO
>
> Wes, N8QM, will be giving a presentation on the NanoVNA to the Cascades
> ARC (in Jackson) on Aug 18. Here’s the info:
>
> August 18, 2020 -- Starting at 6:45pm by video conference
>
> Wesley Cardone, N8QM, will be presenting "The NanoVNA: God's Gift to
> Amateur Radio."
>
> God gave us man's best friend, the dog. He also gave a gift designed
> explicitly for the amateur radio operator. It was the nanoVNA which for $50
> does (for amateur purposes) what an antenna analyzer costing upwards of
> $500 does. In this presentation Wes will introduce the nanoVNA, enumerate
> some of what it will do, but only then go into detail on the very
> fundamentals of its operation being careful not to bite off more than the
> typical amateur attendee can chew. The premise of the presentation will be
> that the attendee can understand why the nanoVNA does what it does and
> therefore not end up using it following some mindless cookbook approach.
>
> The public is invited. To receive a video conference invitation please
> email Wes at N8QM at ARRL.NET.
>
> As noted, you must email Wes to get an invitation to the meeting. They use
> BlueJeans.
>
> [thanks to Dan, KB6NU for passing on this information from N8QM]
>
>
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