[TowerTalk] More Antenna Analyzers - Correction/Addition

David Gilbert xdavid at cis-broadband.com
Tue Sep 15 22:44:35 PDT 2009


Sorry ... Ukraine, not Russia.  And Array Solutions also handles the 
AA-200A in the U.S., plus some other models.

http://www.arraysolutions.com/Products/AIMtop.htm#top%20of%20page

73,
Dave  AB7E



David Gilbert wrote:
> I totally hate websites that are set up for sales but don't show you the 
> price until you start the checkout process.  It's a horrible business 
> practice.
>
> This doesn't appear to be one of those situations, though.  As far as I 
> know, the RigExpert products were designed in Russia and are sold 
> worldwide through various distributions arms.  I'm sure the pricing 
> arrangements are different in each case, but if you simply click on the 
> "How to Buy" button at the lower left of the URL quoted in the original 
> posting it will guide you to a U.S.A. dealer who quite clearly displays 
> the pricing ($475).
>
> http://thedigitalham.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5&products_id=34
>
> I have no relationship, personal or commercial, with any of these parties.
>
> 73,
> Dave   AB7E
>
>
>
>
> Norm Duxbury wrote:
>   
>> I second your rant, Dick.  I recognized the website when I went there today, 
>> and remember it turned me off when I was there before.  Never did figure out 
>> the price, but one eHam review said about $500.  I think they lose sales 
>> with their coy tactics.
>>
>> 73, Norm - W1MO
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "RICHARD SOLOMON" <w1ksz at q.com>
>> To: "TowerTalk" <towertalk at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 11:52
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] [ForSale-Swap] More Antenna Analyzers
>>
>>
>>   
>>     
>>> I find it very frustrating and annoying to go to a Web Site on a
>>>
>>> product and cannot (or with great difficulty) find the price for it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Are they ashamed for charging such a high price ???
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Those sites turn me off the product very quickly.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --End of Rant--
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 73, Dick, W1KSZ
>>>
>>>     
>>>       
>>>> From: parinc1 at verizon.net
>>>> To: rask1553 at bellsouth.net; towertalk at contesting.com; 
>>>> ForSale-Swap at mailman.qth.net
>>>> Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:01:44 -0400
>>>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] [ForSale-Swap] More Antenna Analyzers
>>>>
>>>> On the subject of antenna analyzers- I thought I would share my 
>>>> experience.
>>>> I have owned the AEA, MFJ259 and 259B, Autek RF-1 and the Timewave. All 
>>>> had
>>>> shortcomings anywhere from inaccuracy to eating batteries.
>>>> I bought the RigExpert AA-200A a couple of years back and have never 
>>>> looked
>>>> back.
>>>>
>>>> In addition to a synthesized source, it is a true vector instrument.
>>>> Extremely easy to use, allows for simulating different shunt capacity of
>>>> connectors, reads in graphical and tabular format and best of all is firm
>>>> ware upgradeable. Charges of the internal batteries seem to last forever, 
>>>> it
>>>> weighs perhaps 1/4th of the MFJ meters and also allows for archiving 
>>>> results
>>>> in the field and subsequent downloading to your computer via USB. I don't
>>>> see anything close to it for the price except perhaps ther AIM device- 
>>>> but
>>>> it needs a PC to run it. Once you use a vector instrument- you'll never 
>>>> go
>>>> back:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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