[amsat-bb] Re: Antenna Analyzer

2011-03-06 Thread i8cvs
part on your impedance reading ! Best 73 de i8CVS Domenico - Original Message - From: Pete Rowe ptr...@yahoo.com To: AMSAT BB amsat-bb@amsat.org; Howard Kowall hkow...@shaw.ca Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 4:45 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Antenna Analyzer Hi Howard I wouldn't be without my

[amsat-bb] Re: Antenna Analyzer

2011-03-06 Thread Pete Rowe
an antenna match less than 1.1:1. 73, Pete --- On Sun, 3/6/11, i8cvs domenico.i8...@tin.it wrote: From: i8cvs domenico.i8...@tin.it Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Antenna Analyzer To: Pete Rowe ptr...@yahoo.com, AMSAT BB amsat-bb@amsat.org, Howard Kowall hkow...@shaw.ca Date: Sunday, March 6, 2011, 9:40

[amsat-bb] Re: Antenna Analyzer

2011-03-06 Thread Clint Bradford
First, befriend a Motorola technician at your local Moto dealership - if you haven't already. And you really have two price-point options: about US$400 for an MFJ-269, or a true piece of bench service gear at about US$5000. If you get an MFJ-269, use your contact with a real service tech to

[amsat-bb] Re: Antenna Analyzer

2011-03-06 Thread i8cvs
' domenico.i8...@tin.it; 'Pete Rowe' ptr...@yahoo.com; 'AMSAT BB' amsat-bb@amsat.org; 'Howard Kowall' hkow...@shaw.ca Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 7:38 PM Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Re: Antenna Analyzer Domenico, For most Amateur Radio work a VSWR of 1.5:1 is adequate. I personally have never

[amsat-bb] Re: Antenna Analyzer

2011-03-06 Thread Edward R. Cole
At 11:28 AM 3/6/2011, Clint Bradford wrote: First, befriend a Motorola technician at your local Moto dealership - if you haven't already. And you really have two price-point options: about US$400 for an MFJ-269, or a true piece of bench service gear at about US$5000. If you get an MFJ-269, use

[amsat-bb] Re: Antenna Analyzer

2011-03-06 Thread Alan P. Biddle
Clint, There are a few units filling in that price range, fortunately much closer to MFJ than the Motorola in price. http://www.rigexpert.com/ http://www.w5big.com/ My MFJ-269 is great on HF, but even after calibration is problematical on VHF and up. I keep wanting to replace it, but having

[amsat-bb] Re: Antenna Analyzer

2011-03-06 Thread Art McBride
[mailto:domenico.i8...@tin.it] Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 12:30 PM To: kc6...@cox.net; 'Pete Rowe'; 'AMSAT BB'; 'Howard Kowall' Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Antenna Analyzer Hi Art, KC6UQH If you are satisfied with an antenna VSWR in the order of 1.5 : 1 then you don't need an antenna analyser but only

[amsat-bb] Re: Antenna Analyzer

2011-03-06 Thread i8cvs
' domenico.i8...@tin.it; 'Pete Rowe' ptr...@yahoo.com; 'AMSAT BB' amsat-bb@amsat.org; 'Howard Kowall' hkow...@shaw.ca Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 7:38 PM Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Re: Antenna Analyzer Domenico, For most Amateur Radio work a VSWR of 1.5:1 is adequate. I personally have never

[amsat-bb] Re: Antenna Analyzer

2011-03-06 Thread i8cvs
- Original Message - From: Art McBride kc6...@cox.net To: 'i8cvs' domenico.i8...@tin.it; 'Pete Rowe' ptr...@yahoo.com; 'AMSAT BB' amsat-bb@amsat.org; 'Howard Kowall' hkow...@shaw.ca Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 2:38 AM Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Re: Antenna Analyzer Domenico

[amsat-bb] Re: Antenna Analyzer

2011-03-06 Thread Tom Clark
In addition to the other alternatives described by WA4SCA, Let me also suggest another nice VNA (Vector Network Analyzer) -- the Mini-VNA and Mini-VNA PRO made in Europe and available in the US from http://www.w4rt.com/ and Gigaparts