HP 8711B data to smith chart values

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HP 8711B data to smith chart values

FrankTCS (Electrical)

(OP)

29 Nov 05 23:40

I have an older HP-8711B Network Analyzer and am trying to plot the output data into a smith chart for matching.
The problem is this analyzer does not provide polar coordinates.

How can i use the data from my analyzer (either LogMag/LinMag/SWR) to plot on a smith chart??

Thank you.

Frank

VEBill (Military) · Answer 1 · 2005-11-30 07:32:32

Link: http://www.qsl.net/ac6la/stss.html

The above provides a very clear and simple explanation of the coordinate system used on Smith Charts. I think it might help.

FrankTCS (Electrical) · Answer 2 · 2005-11-30 19:48:55

Thanks for the web link. I looking into a vector network analyzer now. Probably a bit easier.

Frank

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