that thing doesn't tell the sign of the reactance only its magnitude.

David,
That thing! My most treasured piece of ham test gear. For the $180 I gave
for the 259B 4 years ago, it has given me the most enjoyment and info in my 40
years of this hobby. For the amount of money, it does a lot. We are amateurs,
right?


73 Gary N4AST

"JGBOYLES" wrote in message
...
that thing doesn't tell the sign of the reactance only its magnitude.

David,
That thing! My most treasured piece of ham test gear. For the $180 I
gave
for the 259B 4 years ago, it has given me the most enjoyment and info in
my 40
years of this hobby. For the amount of money, it does a lot. We are
amateurs,
right?


73 Gary N4AST

yep, is a great tool. it helped me do a retune of my 80m 4-square one
handed that would have taken much longer with just swr bridges and a helper.
i don't know how i have lived this long without one... and i don't miss the
sign of the reactance, in most cases it either doesn't matter or you can
pretty much guess what it is.

JGBOYLES wrote:

that thing doesn't tell the sign of the reactance only its magnitude.


David,
That thing! My most treasured piece of ham test gear. For the $180 I gave
for the 259B 4 years ago, it has given me the most enjoyment and info in my 40
years of this hobby. For the amount of money, it does a lot. We are amateurs,
right?


73 Gary N4AST

'that thing' is the best piece of non professional laboratory grade RF
equipment I own.

Take a little time to study what it will do for you. You'll be surprised!!

Dave, W1MCE
Manager, Textron Antenna Range, Textron Defense Systems, retired