Measurement Utilities

VNA

S-parameter plotter with renormalization and Y21 method: splot.zip

Check Touchstone files for |Sij| > 1: check.exe

Ground

Interpolate Hagn generic curves: interp.exe

Extrapolate ground constants: extrap.zip

Calculate skin depth, wavelength, and loss tangent: sd.exe

Calculate seawater permittivity: perm.exe

Calculate equivalent constants for stratified ground with two layers: eqv.zip

Q Meter

Remote coil to minimize enclosure interaction, compensate Q for auxiliary capacitor loss: qm.zip

RF

Convert RF level units: u.exe

Calculate system noise figure and preamp benefit: nf.exe

FM Stereo

Calculate DSB and SSB stereo separation and response given the composite response: sep.zip

Audio files for the external modulation input of your FM signal generator to turn it into a stereo generator. Includes one-second, left-channel, 9% pilot, stereo-composite .WAV files for 0.02, 0.1, 1, 5, 10, and 15 kHz tones. 16-bit samples at 192 ksps. Audacity can repeat one of these files without a glitch: stereogen.zip


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