[TowerTalk] VNA

[jimlux]

On 10/30/17 10:07 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On 10/30/2017 9:02 PM, Marv Shelton wrote:
>> I remember a VNA review in QST some time ago.
> 
> The VNWA 3e was due to get a rave review in that series, but a US vendor 
> threatened a patent issue, and it was killed.
> 
> BTW -- the VNWA 3e is powered via USB from its host computer. Most other 
> VNAs lack this capability. It makes it far easier to use in the field. 
> Some users are running it a Windoze tablet.
> 




without getting into what's good/bad because I've not looked at it in 
any detail, there's a whole crop of newer small VNAs these days


http://pocketvna.com/ - about $400
https://www.sdr-kits.net/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=70 
- VNWA 3EC (DG8SAQ) - about $600
https://www.arraysolutions.com/vna-2180 - $1000

There's also mention of a miniVNA, but it doesn't seem to be available 
any more.


The TAPR/TenTec and N2PK appear to be no longer readily available as 
assembled units - they're both >10 years old, and probably need parts 
that no longer are available