http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/OT-Need-Antenna-Tuning-Help-tp7327188p7355501.html
I stand corrected. I should have said that it simply shows numbers and it is up to the user to figure out the correct polarity. Thanks for the input.
> 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!"
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> On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 2:19 AM, Jim Bennett <
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>> ... 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."
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