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Re: OT: Need Antenna Tuning Help

Posted by Cookie on Mar 08, 2012; 4:12pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/OT-Need-Antenna-Tuning-Help-tp7327188p7355411.html

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


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 From: Tony Estep <[hidden email]>
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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 <[hidden email]> wrote:
>... the MFJ-259B does NOT show minus reactance....
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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


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