title: Nano Versus Commercial [Educator’s Corner]

authors: Hunt, Nathan

abstract: The NanoVNA, first introduced by that name in 2019, is a handheld, battery-powered, microwave Vector-corrected Network Analyzer (commonly just a “VNA”) whose hardware and software are open-source. A version 1.0 is surprisingly cheap, with a price tag of as little as USD $50 as of 2021, and yet it can reach up to 1.5 GHz. Preassembled units are available from at least one supplier in each of a number of places in Asia, Europe, and the USA. These machines are already used for educational, amatuer/ham radio, and applied engineering purposes. This article will compare a NanoVNA, or just the “Nano”, to a professional instrument.

text: Nano Versus Commercial [Educator’s Corner] The NanoVNA, first introduced by that name in 2019, is a handheld, battery-powered, microwave Vector-corrected Network Analyzer (commonly just a “VNA”) whose hardware and software are open-source. A version 1.0 is surprisingly cheap, with a price tag of as little as USD $50 as of 2021, and yet it can reach up to 1.5 GHz. Preassembled units are available from at least one supplier in each of a number of places in Asia, Europe, and the USA. These machines are already used for educational, amatuer/ham radio, and applied engineering purposes. This article will compare a NanoVNA, or just the “Nano”, to a professional instrument.

year: 2023

title: Portfolio of compositions

authors: Tang, Xu

subjects: Music

abstract: The portfolio is a creative response to the question of how autochthonous new music might be composed which genuinely reflects the interaction of Western and Chinese traditional music and philosophy. The solution proposed is to avoid excessively fusing musical elements derived from different cultures but instead to seek the most appropriate response to each unique compositional situation, utilising a different palette of techniques in each case. The artistic aim is to create in each composition a unique musical space in which musical elements and philosophical underpinnings from both East and West can interact without fusion, each retaining its own characteristics.
The analytical notes provide exegeses of the technical procedures adopted in each work and the musical and cultural context of each work.

text: Portfolio of compositions The portfolio is a creative response to the question of how autochthonous new music might be composed which genuinely reflects the interaction of Western and Chinese traditional music and philosophy. The solution proposed is to avoid excessively fusing musical elements derived from different cultures but instead to seek the most appropriate response to each unique compositional situation, utilising a different palette of techniques in each case. The artistic aim is to create in each composition a unique musical space in which musical elements and philosophical underpinnings from both East and West can interact without fusion, each retaining its own characteristics.
The analytical notes provide exegeses of the technical procedures adopted in each work and the musical and cultural context of each work.

year: 2021

title: Te Piringa

authors: Dickson, Matiu

abstract: Māori have an oral tradition, that is, the transfer of knowledge within and between generations, which was carried out orally by way of story-telling or the more formal speech-making. Ngā korero purākau are the stories and whaikōrero is formal talking on the marae or ancestral gathering places of Māori people. The value of public speaking is expressed in the saying: Ko te kōrerote kai a te Rangatira – (The chiefs thrive on talking and debating). This article looks at the transfer of knowledge to the next generation.

text: Te Piringa Māori have an oral tradition, that is, the transfer of knowledge within and between generations, which was carried out orally by way of story-telling or the more formal speech-making. Ngā korero purākau are the stories and whaikōrero is formal talking on the marae or ancestral gathering places of Māori people. The value of public speaking is expressed in the saying: Ko te kōrerote kai a te Rangatira – (The chiefs thrive on talking and debating). This article looks at the transfer of knowledge to the next generation.

year: 2010