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   Neil G4DBN (g4dbn@mastodon.radio)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jan-2024 06:03:24 JST Neil G4DBN

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   • Imogen

   @HopelessDemigod I love the fact that I can machine up a slotted line in my home shop that can make impedance/Smith Chart measurements at the same precision and high GHz frequencies as a $100k+ VNA for less than the cost of the cheapest NanoVNA. In fact, I'll be making a vid about that probably in April

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     Imogen (hopelessdemigod@mstdn.social)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jan-2024 06:03:25 JST Imogen

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     @g4dbn

     I have a 1 foot wave guide with flanges sitting on my desk as we speak.

     TSI model 1062

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     Neil G4DBN (g4dbn@mastodon.radio)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jan-2024 06:03:27 JST Neil G4DBN

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     @HopelessDemigod Oh, and sound pressure level meters, airflow speed measurement (for cooling fans), a set of precision slotted lines for waveguide and coax, sliding shorts, sliding loads and other pre-VNA testgear for measuring impedances and return loss from UHF through to mmWave. I really do have a serious testgear addiction here...

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     Neil G4DBN (g4dbn@mastodon.radio)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jan-2024 06:03:29 JST Neil G4DBN

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     @HopelessDemigod Also function generators, an ultra-low-distortion AF signal generator, a 7 MHz to 4 GHz Agilent Transmitter Tester (basically an FFT specan), oh and a precision buried-zener voltage reference

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     Imogen (hopelessdemigod@mstdn.social)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jan-2024 06:03:30 JST Imogen

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     @g4dbn

     Super nice. 👍

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     Neil G4DBN (g4dbn@mastodon.radio)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jan-2024 06:03:31 JST Neil G4DBN

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     @HopelessDemigod Heh heh, I have a few of those, including a 50 GHz SpecAn, a load of xxxVNAs, lots of signal gennies up to 26.5 GHz, 6.5 digit Fluke multimeter, , 20 GHz and 8 GHz counters, five power meters rated up to 50 GHz, three GPSDO frequency standards, Rubidium frequency standard, a fancy EMCO EMF meter, digital scope, logic analyzer, variable power supplies up to 100 amps and up to 50 kV, many directional couplers and RF bridges, microwave cavity wavemeters ...

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     Imogen (hopelessdemigod@mstdn.social)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jan-2024 06:03:33 JST Imogen

     #HamRadio #Radio #Shortwave

     Would love to know if you have any of the following test equipment in your personal shack?

     1. Frequency counter
     2. Oscilloscope
     3. Spectrum analyzer
     4. Service monitor
     5. TDR (Time domain reflectometer)
     6. Ground Resistance Tester
     7. Antenna analyzer (MFJ, Comet, Rigexpert, Nano VNA, etc.)
     8. DIP Meter
     9. Field strength meter
     10. Signal Generator
     11. Multimeter

     [Is something not listed that you consider “Test equipment”?]

     I have 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10.