From: Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo@gmail.com>
Date: 2008/06/02 Mon PM 01:38:53 EDT
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] antenna analyzers
<snip>
I guess the two things I think
of to complain about are that it doesn't tell me if reactance is L or C and
it's a battery eater (10 AAs). I try to minimize the use of mine on
battery power and wish changing batteries didn't involve removing the
cover. You should check them every 6 months to make sure they aren't
leaking.
73
rob / k5uj
<snip>
Something I learned on these pages a few years ago: To save battery life
on the -259's, insert a dummy 1/8 inch power plug into the receptacle while
it's not in use. This totally disconnects the internal batteries from the set.
Also, to determine + or - J, increase the freq on the -259 a bit. If the
reactance goes up with freq it's inductive. If it goes down with increasing
freq, it's capacitive.
73 de
Gene Smar AD3F
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