I think the original statement was incorrect. The MFJ-259B does show reactance, both positive and negative, but it does not show polarity, so you have to experiment a little or add some knowledge to find out the polarity of the reactance. That is one of the reasons that the MFJ-259B is not the best antenna analyzer on the market, just a cost effective, but inexpensive antenna analyzer. My German professor when asked to explain how the science students with only 8 hours of German aced the senior German students on a major test "Man muss hab kopf!" which translates to "One must have a head" or better "One needs a brain!" Willis 'Cookie' Cooke K5EWJ & Trustee N5BPS, USS Cavalla, USS Stewart
________________________________ From: Tony Estep <estept...@gmail.com> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thursday, March 8, 2012 9:07 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: Need Antenna Tuning Help On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 2:19 AM, Jim Bennett <w6...@mac.com> wrote: >... the MFJ-259B does NOT show minus reactance.... =========== Gee whiz! That's pretty lame. As my favorite soccer announcer says when a guy misses from short range, "Me pongo las manos en la cabeza." Tony KT0NY -- http://www.isb.edu/faculty/facultydir.aspx?ddlFaculty=352 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
