[TowerTalk] Testing Antennas

[bob puharic]

"Tim Makins, EI8IC" wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Moman" <ve6jy@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca>
> > > ......The real antenna looks like this, according to my MFJ-259B (vs. 50
> ohm coax)........
>
> Hi to all.  I would be very interested in hearing people's comments about
> these MFJ Antenna Analysers, as I have been considering the purchase of one.
> I would like an instrument that helps to adjust HB yagis and quads, or wire
> beams of different types without getting overly technical - would this unit
> be suitable for me ?  Is there another brand to consider ?
>
> 73s Tim Makins EI8IC

It's a great instrument, and really indispensible. I was having a problem with
my antenna after my station was destroyed by a lightening hit. I put a dummy
load on the shack end of my coax, climbed the tower, and hooked an MFJ 247 (an
older model) to the connector on the tower. It told me right away my antenna was
fine, and the coax was wrecked. I replaced the coax and all was fine. I even
read a hint in an old QST that, by sweeping thru frequencies you can tell
whether the connector on the coax you've just made is fine, or if you have a
short somewhere further up the coax.


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