Re: [Repeater-Builder] Which Antenna Analyzer?

2010-02-01 Thread Jim Brown
transmitters will cause an error in checking the performance of the antenna under test. 73 - JimĀ  W5ZIT --- On Sun, 1/31/10, John Transue jtran...@cox.net wrote: From: John Transue jtran...@cox.net Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Which Antenna Analyzer? To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Which Antenna Analyzer?

2010-02-01 Thread John Transue
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Which Antenna Analyzer? The MFJ analyzers have very limited use around an RF active site. Any RF picked up by the antenna being checked will interfere with the readings on the analyzer. I even had problems recently trying to check the SWR on a horizontal loop

[Repeater-Builder] Which Antenna Analyzer?

2010-01-31 Thread John Transue
I would like to have an antenna analyzer. The most common with hams seems to be the MFJ analyzers, but I am not a fan of MFJ. So, what do you all use? I'd like the analyzer to cover HF through ham UHF. It would be nice to have it tell me the sign of the reactance, but I guess this can be easily

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Which Antenna Analyzer?

2010-01-31 Thread Eric Lemmon
8:26 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Which Antenna Analyzer? I would like to have an antenna analyzer. The most common with hams seems to be the MFJ analyzers, but I am not a fan of MFJ. So, what do you all use? I'd like the analyzer to cover HF through ham UHF