[TenTec] Antenna Analyzers

AC5E at aol.com AC5E at aol.com
Thu Jul 3 21:25:53 EDT 2003


Well, I can reach out and touch three at the moment. The Autek is pretty nice 
and would be a lot nicer if better  quality pots with more turns were used 
for the main and bandspread tuning. Even with the aggravating tendancy to jump 
50 or 100 khz when you touch a knob they are still the best you can get for 
tower climbing.

Assuming you get a good one,  the MFJ  is also quite nice. As long as you 
stay on the ground!  Getting the tuning in the ballpark is easy - as is sweeping 
an antenna for resonance and the like. For the less direct measurements, 
determining the length of an unknown length of coax for example,  remember to put 
your brain in gear before you take the results for granted. The results are 
good enough - the conclusions reached from them can lead you far astray.  

With either - buy a spare battery before a serious work session with the 
Autek, a couple of sets if you choose the MFJ. They will go dead at the most 
awkward possible time. 

73  Pete Allen  AC5E


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