Anybody ever use one of these antenna analyzers?
Seems like a simpler alternative to the MFJ - 259 or MFJ-226 that are available. I'm looking for a less expensive alternative because I don't need all the extra information the fancy models deliver about the antenna, I just want to accurately check my SWR and I get leary of the "made in china" $30 truck stop SWR meters. Not to mention when I add the extra coax jumper I just don't feel like I can be getting a TRUE picture of the antenna system as a whole.
http://www.dxengineering.com/parts/mfj-207
MFJ - 207 Antenna analyzer
Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by burnsey, May 13, 2016.
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I've used one a couple times but I've never compared its accuracy to other things.
X=0 r=50 swr=1.0
Between those three numbers x (reactance) is the most important and SWR is about the least important numberLast edited: May 13, 2016
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And that is an additional expense I suspect he was trying to avoid.
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Or, that's how I THINK it would work out . . ... real world results may or may not differ from my envisioned narrative lol -
This thing looks awesome
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That SARK unit looks pretty cool but I think it may be a bit overkill for what I need . . . . I'm not educated enough in this field of science to make all that information work in my favor. The freq counters may be more than I need, I do want to dial in the antenna to the truck but as long as I can keep lowering the readings at the general 27 MHz band I'd be pretty happy. I'm really just trying to get one step above the $30 made in china meters. . . . . .
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