My eyes are too old for the Nano VNA so I went with the RigExpert AA-230 Zoom. EZ to read the very intuitive.
From: BVARC <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Chris Medlin via BVARC Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2024 10:15 AM To: [email protected] Cc: Chris Medlin <[email protected]>; Steve Clark <[email protected]>; [email protected] Subject: Re: [BVARC] antenna analyzers -- what to buy I concur with steve. I too have both. They are both great tools for different reasons. The mfj is much easier to use. Mechanical tools just work. Less points of failure. Pick up a nanoVNA. It does so much more things, yes. But i find myself sitting on the ground, crouched over, trying to see it in the sun, with my guitar pick as a tedious menu selector. Not the greatest for field use. Though I do have a solid gold recommendation: if you purchase the nanoVNA, search for w2AES on youtube. And search for nanoVNA. Alan works for Tektronix up in NJ for many years and has produced numerous videos to teach you how to use the device. Highly recommend! <https://youtube.com/@w2aew?si=K4JYx1j6SBbzwQEx> w2aew <https://youtube.com/@w2aew?si=K4JYx1j6SBbzwQEx> youtube.com 73/Chris/AC5CM Typos brought to you by iPhone On Dec 28, 2024, at 16:19, Steve Clark via BVARC <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: I’m not sure I would get rid of the MFJ 259. And, I really like my nanoVNA. Having built lots of homebrew wire antennas, you can’t beat the convenience of the MFJ. Once you get your center frequency sorted out and are happy with your antenna’s SWR, use your nanoVNA for doing sweeps and data files. Also, if I’m working outside, my nanoVNA is hard to read in the sunlight, and too fiddley with all the small buttons you have to click. Plus the small screen. Great tools for the tool box and I use them both. 73, Steve W5ICR From: BVARC <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf Of Rod Neumann via BVARC Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2024 12:29 PM To: BVARC Reflector <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Cc: Rod Neumann <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: [BVARC] antenna analyzers -- what to buy I've got a MFJ 259c (or is it 269?) that even has a nice cloth purse... need to sell. QUESTION: can I get some recommended new technology replacement ideas? I see NanoVNA on Amazon in a few different flavors and prices. So I'm open to suggestions re which to buy for the best bang-per-buck? W5IE Rod Neumann cell: (832)444-0192 New Ulm, TX 78950 ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
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