Next offering likely: May 6-10, 2024 (TBD)
Facility Tour (04:40)
Pre-workshop Videos
Basic Soldering: Complete Process (24:13)
VNA Introduction and Calibration (19:15)
- Amazon: SEESII NanoVNA-H Vector Network Analyzer, 10KHz-1.5GHz
- NanoVNA web applet
- Youtube: W2aew #313: Why a VNA needs to be calibrated | how to calibrate a nanoVNA
- Youtube: tomtektest TTT322: nanoVNA Tips and Tricks
- NanoVNA User Guide
- Smith Chart Presentation (see slide 8)
Post-Workshop “Refresher” Videos and Parts Info
Coil Construction
Basic Soldering: Complete Process (24:13, full video is same as above; separated into the intro plus three subsections below for quick review)
- Introduction to Basic Soldering (00:45)
- Basic Soldering, Part 1: Safety (03:48)
- Basic Soldering, Part 2: Components needed (05:21)
- Basic Soldering, Part 3: Demonstration – How to (14:16)
Cable Assembly (BNC) (33:45)
- Parts Links: BNC connector, coaxial cable, razor trimmer, digital caliper, crimper
- Adobe pdf file: Data sheet for BNC.pdf
- Related Videos: In progress…THEORY VIDEOS: Coil Cable Length, 50 Ohm Cable, Cable Traps
Cable Assembly (SMA) (29:49)
Component Introductions/Parts
Chip Capacitor
Coil Soldering: Single Loop (33:56)
- Calculator Links: LC resonance, Series resonance
Check Resonance
ATC 100B Chip Capacitor Introduction (18:27)
- https://shop.richardsonrfpd.com/Products/Product/DK0009T (10-100 pF)
- https://shop.richardsonrfpd.com/Products/Product/DK0008T (1.0-10 pF)
- ATC 100 B Spec Sheet
- ATC Multilayer Capacitor Design Kits
- ATC Product Selection Guide
RF Connectors
Trimmer Capacitor Introduction (16:03)
- Trimmer Tools (non magnetic, from Knowles or digikey.com:
- Knowles-Voltronics air trimmer: mfg# NMAP25HV
- Sprague-Goodman cap trimmer 2-20PF: mfg# SGNMA3T20001
- Knowles Johanson Mfg cap trimmer 1-16PF: mfg# 5451
- Adobe pdf files: