Those should surely be accurate enough, but what kind of connectors? Charlie, K4OT V
-----Original Message----- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Carl Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 2:41 PM To: j...@audiosystemsgroup.com; topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: New MFJ 259C available Can HP microwave loads be used? I have a set good to 24 GHz and another to 50 GHz. Carl KM1H ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Brown" <j...@audiosystemsgroup.com> To: <topband@contesting.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 1:35 PM Subject: Re: Topband: New MFJ 259C available > On 3/4/2014 7:25 AM, Paul Christensen wrote: >> My only concern with the VNWA is in its ability to measure Topband >> antenna systems where sweeps are required into the AMBC band. > > I'm a VERY happy owner of the 3E model VNWA. I've made measurements on my > 160M antennas with no difficulty, but I'm out in the boonies, not close > enough to strong BC signals to have seen any issues. > > As to precision of calibration loads -- after I got the VNWA, I did a > search looking for calibration loads, and quickly learned that if you want > better than 1% precision, it's easy to spend as much for the load as for > the VNWA itself! > > 73, Jim K9YC > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2014.0.4335 / Virus Database: 3705/7150 - Release Date: 03/04/14 > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband