antenna analyzers

[Steve Jackson-5]

FWIW: the AmQRP's Micro908 is essentially the kit
version of the Palstar (manufactured) unit.  The
Micro908 has lots more functionality than its
factory-built sister, including a well-supported DSP
engine that is the same as the core of the Elecraft
K2DSP.  And, the Micro908 is a kit, a big bonus to me
and I presume many other Elecrafters.  It is, however,
an also nearly 100% surface-mount kit.  I prefer SMD
assembly to through-hole, myself; YMMV.

Antenna anlyzers are important to me.  I have (at one
time or another) owned all versions of the MFJ-259,
and also had an Autek RF1.  I currently own the
Micro908, the MFJ-207, an AEA Wireless analyzer, and
the Autek VA1 and RF5.  Each have their best use.  If
I had to have only one HF analyzer, it'd be the
Micro908.



       
               
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[Bill_Harris]

Steve, are you an AA junkie?  Hi..I'm Bill and I'm a Elecraftholic.
 I think there would be a good demand for an Elecraft antenna analyzer
kit, an AA-1.  There are a lot of AA's out there, but I bet Elecraft
could cut one heck of a notch for themselves in the that market.  Could
be the building block for a Network Analyzer kit. That would really get
my juices flowing.
Later
BillH

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[Steve Jackson-5]

Bill

;-)

I kind of agree, it would have been a good idea, about
2 or 3 years ago.  

I think the market for antenna analyzers is too
crowded now, and with the TenTec/TAPR and N2PK network
analyzers also available (I have the latter), that
(very small) market is also nearly saturated.

The most useful tool would be a MF-HF-VHF-UHF version
of the Micro908.  Just too costly to build.

/steve

--- Bill Harris <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Steve, are you an AA junkie?  Hi..I'm Bill and I'm a
> Elecraftholic.
>  I think there would be a good demand for an
> Elecraft antenna analyzer
> kit, an AA-1.  There are a lot of AA's out there,
> but I bet Elecraft
> could cut one heck of a notch for themselves in the
> that market.  Could
> be the building block for a Network Analyzer kit.
> That would really get
> my juices flowing.
> Later
> BillH
>
>

       
               
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