[TowerTalk] 259 Dip Coils

[Dale L Martin]

Sadly, Froggy, the MFJ coil adapter sucks.  But, you might have better 
luck than I did with my MFJ-259 and my A3 traps.

Fortunately, I had a B&W grid dip meter that worked outstandingly 
compared to the MFJ-259.

Check my webpage:

http://www.hal-pc.org/~kg5u/a3refurb.txt

This is my compilation of information and my experiences cleaning up 
an old A3--it's still on the tower and performing very well.

73,
dale, kg5u




K8fu at aol.com wrote:
> I have just ordered the tuning stubs for the MFJ 259 analyzer. I 
>believe  one 
> or more of the traps on my A3S may have gone south.
> Can anyone clue me in some tips for using them to ck traps. I'm 
>assuming  
> that if they are utilized properly they will resonate somewhere 
>within the freq  
> of the coil cked ie somewhere between 21.000 and 21.450. In that 
>event I'll 
> know  they coil is good.
> This is a new experience as I've never had to troubleshoot an 
>antenna  
> before.  Mny Tnx for your help.
> 
>Froggy...................K8FU
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