Can your screen reader read what the analyzer displays on the PC?
Howard #3
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 9:16 PM
Subject: Re: MFJ Products
> Hello Howard,
>
> Actually, I had it on hand here so that guys coming over to work on the
> antennas did not have to bring theirs, assuming that they owned one. I
> have
> found over the years, that friends and associates are more willing to help
> if the person needing help had their own tools and equipment and didn't
> rely
> on their helpers to bring their own stuff. This particular piece of
> equipment connects to a computer, and in fact, much of what it can
> display,
> is only displayed on a computer screen. This particular analyzer comes
> with
> loads so that you can properly terminate a coax run, so that various
> tests,
> like determining exactly where an open or short is located can be
> accurately
> be performed. In other words, a very accurate time domain reflectometer.
> .
>
>
>
> Alan R. Downing
> Phoenix, AZ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Howard, W A 9 Y B W
> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 5:57 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: MFJ Products
>
> Allen,
>
> How do you, as a blind person, use the antenna analyzer?
>
> Howard #3
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 7:50 PM
> Subject: Re: MFJ Products
>
>
>> The thing I didn't like about DX Engineering, was that they wouldn't
>> customize their products. For example, I wanted to buy a 5KW DC 50 ohm
>> to
>> 25 ohm balun. The catch was that I wanted it to have 7/16 DIN
>> connectors,
>> instead of either UHF or type N connectors. The sales person said that
>> they
>> couldn't do that because they only re-sell products that are made by
>> someone
>> else. On the other hand, Array Solutions will put any kind of fitting on
>> a
>> balun because they actually make it there. I actually had them build me
>> a
>> 10KW DC balun with a male 7/16 DIN on the input side, and a female 7/16
>> DIN
>> on the output side. DX Engineering couldn't do that. So, I just decided
>> that I would give my balun business to Array Solutions because they will
>> build whatever I want, and their products are very high quality. Someone
>> mentioned an antenna analyzer. I wonder which one you ended up getting.
>> I
>> went thru that purchase too. The one I settled on is called a VNA-2180,
>> and
>> it is a very high quality piece of equipment. It is a two port analyzer,
>> which means that it can handle filter testing in addition to the normal
>> antenna analysis that units like the MFJ-259 or 269 can do. The price
>> was
>> also very reasonable for the capability and quality of the unit. If I
>> recall, it cost about $1400 with a nice case to carry it around in.
>>
>> Best 73
>>
>>
>> Alan R. Downing
>> Phoenix, AZ
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Phil Scovell
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 5:29 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: MFJ Products
>>
>> A couple years back, I ordered 5 different products from them. I bought
>> =
>> their antenna analyzer,a multiple coax switch, their 495 contest =
>> keyboard, a gallon dummy load, and I forget what else. I got one item =
>> within a week. Then about one every other week their after. I wrote =
>> them once and asked if the other items were back ordered and they said =
>> yes but I figured one guy was assigned to building each of the items I =
>> had purchased. I didn't mind and wasn't in any hurry but I've always =
>> been quite satisfied with any MFJ products including their tuners and =
>> audio filters you connect to your speakers or headphones to narrow down =
>> bandwidth. If they still make those audio filters that is.
>>
>> Phil.
>> K0NX
>> Living His Name
>>
>>
>> Phil.
>> Living His Name
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