[LCC] LCC Digest, Vol 31, Issue 6

Sat May 28 22:48:38 EDT 2011

I used MFJ that has uhf, does give a reactance. Most of time takes little work to know how to go with antenna on match. But price is good. Randy K5SL

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Subject: LCC Digest, Vol 31, Issue 6
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Date: Saturday, May 28, 2011, 11:00 AM

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Today's Topics:

   1. AL-80B for sale (jim)
   2. Re: Antenna Analyzers - what do you use? (Charles Morrison)
   3. Re: Antenna Analyzers - what do you use?  MFJ 259B (K1DW at aol.com)

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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 13:49:50 -0500
From: "jim" <wb5aaa at windstream.net>
To: <LCC at louisianacontestclub.org>
Subject: [LCC] AL-80B for sale
Message-ID: <1F200287865E4592A5136BB14EB33E6C at jim254df96a1e3>
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FOR SALE:   Ameritron  AL80B Amp.  Very Good Condition w/10m
Wired for 110 but u can change to 220
Have Manual 
Also have Extra 3-500ZG from RF Parts  New in box
Will not ship , will be in Dallas  for Hamfest  June 10-11 2011
I do travel I-49  in Louisiana  often
Also  some parts of Arkansas
Price  is  $775.00   
Tube  extra $85.00  with AMP only

WB5AAA

from the shack of
WB5AAA
73 de JIM

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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 13:49:52 -0500
From: "Charles Morrison" <cmorrison at lusfiber.net>
To: <LCC at louisianacontestclub.org>
Subject: Re: [LCC] Antenna Analyzers - what do you use?
Message-ID: <003c01cc1c9e$e28095b0$a781c110$@net>
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NG5X has one of these as well from Dayton last year.  Says he loves his as well.  Good buy!

Charlie

Ki5xp

From: lcc-bounces at louisianacontestclub.org [mailto:lcc-bounces at louisianacontestclub.org] On Behalf Of Don AA5AU
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 10:40 AM
To: W5WZ at arrl.net; LCC at louisianacontestclub.org
Subject: Re: [LCC] Antenna Analyzers - what do you use?

I purchased a RigExpert AA-54 earlier this year and love it!  It's handheld and does everything that I need and more.

Not only will it scan any range you need within 0-54 mHz (the less expensive AA-30 goes to 30 mHz), it will scan three different frequency segments at the same time if you were to use it to check a tribander.

With the software that comes with it, you can store graphs on your computer through the built-in USB port and look back to see what your antenna was like at an earlier time, etc.

I did some screenshots of the graphs that are produced by AntScope software that comes with the analyzer when I was converting a KT36 to a KT34.  You can see these graphs here:

http://aa5au.com/antennas/kt34m2/kt34m2_swr_scans_110206.html

73, Don AA5AU

From: "Scott Dickson, W5WZ" <w5wz at w5wz.com>
To: LCC at louisianacontestclub.org
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 10:26 AM
Subject: [LCC] Antenna Analyzers - what do you use?

LCC members:

I?m curious ? which antenna analyzer do you prefer for portable use?  And why?

My best guess is the MFJ-259 type is the most common, perhaps because of price.

I?ve used MFJ types, and suppose they are ok.  I?ve also used the AIM 4170, which is a great piece of gear, but it is not portable.  If all measurements were from the shack, there is no doubt that I would buy one right away.

I like to know what is happening across a range of frequencies, not just at a single point.  I want to know the sign of j as well as the phase angle.  I need a device that can be used to tune filters/coax stubs.

What is your input?

--Scott, W5WZ

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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 28 May 2011 07:07:45 -0400 (EDT)
From: K1DW at aol.com
To: aa5au at bellsouth.net, W5WZ at arrl.net, LCC at louisianacontestclub.org
Subject: Re: [LCC] Antenna Analyzers - what do you use?  MFJ 259B
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Here at K1DW the MFJ 259B is used.  Thanks for the interesting  information 
on what else is available. Did not know there were so many  others 
variations. The RigExpert web is worth a visit.  There are more  recent offerings  
by MFJ, anyone have experience with these?

73 BCNU de  Dallas k1DW.

In a message dated 5/27/2011 10:40:18 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
aa5au at bellsouth.net writes:

RigExpert AA-54 
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