W. David Treharne of Ford Motor Company

Abstract — A small vector network analyzer (VNA) - available at a low cost - makes a true EMC engineers' pulse beat faster. NANO VNAs are that type of device - they are low cost- some can be bought for under twenty-six dollars on eBay or Amazon. They quickly analyze devices including antennas, displaying Smith Carts, phase changes, standing wave ratios, and impedance versus frequency for a device. NANO VNAs take a while to warm up - like all good electronics used to - but so do Time Domain Reflectometers TDRs. Join David Treharne and the Southeastern Michigan IEEE EMC Society as we delve into NANO VNAs!

Biography:

David Treharne has been an electrical engineer since 1989, with a BSEE from GMI Engineering and Management Institute, Now Kettering University. After graduating with an Electrical Engineering degree, David joined Ford Motor Company, where he helped develop the automotive industry’s first wireless, battery-free coded ignition key anti-theft system, named SecuriLock™, at Ford. David changed job functions in 2002 and joined the Ford’s Hybrid Electric vehicle program, helping launch the Escape Hybrid in 2004. He remains there today, currently holding the position of Technical Leader for Electrification Systems and Controls, with a total of 52 U.S. Patents between SecuriLock™ and electrified vehicles. David has been a licensed amateur radio operator since 1984, earning his Novice license as part of an electronics class during his senior year of high school. David is a trustee of the Ford Amateur Radio League, and has held the President and Vice President positions several times. David lives with his wife Deborah and golden retriever Shanti in Ypsilanti, MI.

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