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Subj: Re: MFJ vs Palstar anlayser?
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Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 18:00:11
From: G7JUR (Philip)
To: ANTENA@WW
Subject: Re: MFJ vs Palstar anlayser?
From: G7JUR@GB7WSX
Hello Andy.
I have owned a MFJ 259 for seven years, and I am very pleased with it.
It is better built than most MFJ products.
Quoting from a previous message...
>
> From: G0FTD@GB7SXE.#38.GBR.EU
> To : ANTENA@WW
>
>
> I am considering purchasing one of the so called "antenna analysers".
>
> There's the Palstar ZM30 or the MFJ versions available.
>
> _ _ _
> Having seen and used some Made From Junk atu's and other stuff in the
> past I'm not keen on purchasing MFJ stuff. Besides everyone I know (so
> far)
> thinks the same as me.
>
> The Palstar appears to be a bit more like the spec I understand except
> it's frequency coverage is only 1-30Mhz as opposed to the VHF and UHF
> coverage included in the MFJ.
>
> Is anyone able to give comments ?
>
> Judging purely by adverts only I get the impression the MFJ frequency
> accuracy is somewhat "ball park" due to it's apparent use of basic GDO
> style oscillators (which in my experience have a lot to be desired) !
>
> Please bear in mind that I have little experience of amateur style
> antenna stuff. The least I've ever used is an Anritzu Site Master
> and I'm more used to having "proper" network/vector analysers to hand
> to do the job properly.
>
> Unfortunatly lugging around company equipment isn't always possible
> so I've been looking for some time at the possibility of some bit of
> cheap equipment to perform basic measurements.
>
> I get really cheesed off when out and about not being able to even do a
> basic R+jX measurement on an antenna :-(
>
> Palstar even with limited freq coverage looks increasingly appealing.
>
> With DDS frequency generation and software tools which I assume are like
> Anritzu software tools where downloaded data can be viewed as a Smith
> Chart or R+jX graph etc the Palstar *appears* to be the winner.
>
> Anyone with any experience ?
>
> And no - I'm not interested in e-ham reviews from 5 minute wonders -
> I'd like to hear from someone with at least two braincells ;-) !!
>
> - Andy -
73 Philip. G7JUR
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