Bruce, I don't just what you're using for a dummy load, but I have a 50 ohm resistor carefully mounted within a PL-259 to minimize lead lengths. I get about X=2. It's likely a matter of lead inductance and/or just accuracy limitations of the instrument when measuring reactance.
73, Joe K2XX On 4/18/2011 5:11 PM, Bruce wrote: > I have a MFJ-259B VSWR analyzer that the reactance is no longer X=0, but X=5 > when a pure resistive 50 ohm load is attached. Makes spring time > checking of low band antennas more difficult. Anyone know which control pot > is used to zero the meter reactance reading when no reactance is present?. > 73 > Bruce > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > > _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
