I responded in error to Dick in the following:
>>Jim,
>>I wonder if you'd be able to answer a question for me. I'm considering the
>>MFJ 259B and the new AEA analyzer (the one that does complex impedance.) I
>>have used both the original MFJ 259 and the Autek RF-1, and my biggest
>>complaint about both of them is the frequency tuning. ..-snip--
>>The advertising for the 259B
>>says it has a reduction drive for tuning. How well does it work?
>
>Mine does not.
Obviously there has to be a gear drive in this unit; it requires
several turns of the tuning knob to cover one of the frequency
band selection ranges, but the tuning can still be tough to
set an exact number.
73, Jim, KH7M
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