[TowerTalk] MFJ-259 as a signal generator

[Dale L. Martin]

I know the MFJ-259 puts out a weak signal.  How weak is it
really?  Has anyone used the MFJ-259 as a signal generator
standard to check coaxial cable runs?  That is, feeding the
output of the 259 directly to the antenna input of the radio to
baseline the s-meter reading, then feeding the 'antenna' end of a
coax run and reading the radio s-meter?

It seems like a step attenuator would be appropriate, but has
anyone done it successfully without one?

73,
Dale Martin, KG5U
kg5u@hal-pc.org
http://www.hal-pc.org/~kg5u


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