Fw: [Towertalk] Antenna Analyzer Suggestions?

[Robert Shohet]

14.5% tax is pretty bad.  Seems like it might be worthwhile to take a drive
to meet a "friend" somewhere inside the US border who happens to have the
unit.

 Your "friend" can still buy it for $319 or less (new) WE/O sales tax or
 shipping costs.  I didn't buy the coils and eight  1.5v alkaline batteries
cost me about $5.

 I'm sure that you can greatly reduce the cost of purchase with a little
"legwork".  Saving $300 CA sounds like it is worth a few tanks of gas.  Good
 luck.

Bob KQ2M

> > I based the price on a price from MFJ catalogue and a quick calculation
by
> > thumb.  Most of the hams here just double the US cost for approximate
> > landed cost.
> >
> > I shall do one a little more carefully.  From the MFJ 2002
> > catalogue,  MFJ269   US$359.95 + battery and coils US$54.85 plus S&H
> > US$20.00 = US$434.80  Exchange, now better than you quoted (for me not
> > you),  US$434.80 * CA$157.86 / US$100 = CA$686.33.  Now seeing that it
is
> > for experimental radio work and research, no duty.  However, there is a
> > Poke and Screw Tax  (Provincial Sales Tax) and a Gouge and Screw Tax
> > (federal Goods and Service Tax) at 7.5% plus 7%.  So to the $686.33 add
> > $99.52 to total CA$785.85.
> >
> > Chris opr VE7HCB
> >
> >
> > At 02:44 PM 2002-05-04 -0400, Robert Shohet wrote:
> >
> > >Hi Chris,
> > >Regarding pricing, I am not sure where you get the idea that the MFJ269
> is
> > >$800 CA.
> > >
> > >I bought a 269 last fall for $319 total from HRO New Hampshire.
> > >
> > >At the current exchange rate of about $0.64 for a Canadian Dollar, this
> > >would be $498 CA and change.  I am not sure what other stuff you were
> > >referring to.  I use the 269 by itself without any other stuff - it
does
> > >everything I need it for.
> > >
> > >Bob KQ2M