Understanding VNAs - Cable Loss Measurements

This video provides a short introduction to measuring coaxial cable loss using vector network analyzers.

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Timeline:
00:00 Introduction
00:13 About cable loss
01:07 Measuring cable loss
01:56 Two ways to measure cable loss with a VNA
02:27 About one port cable loss measurements
03:13 Configuring the analyzer
04:04 Measurement setup – direct vs. test cable
04:47 Performing a one-port calibration
05:48 Connecting calibration standards for 1 port measurements
06:14 Measurement results – one port cable loss
07:02 When to use a transmission (S21) measurement for cable loss
07:43 Measurement setup – transmission / normalization
08:14 Measurement results – two port cable loss (transmission)
08:50 Summary