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November 2nd 03, 08:31 PM

writes:

Jason Dugas wrote:

manual states that the "stub" to be measured should be attached with a
50-ohm noninductive resistor in series to that center conductor of the
Antenna connector on the analyzer.

You may think it says this:
MFJ-resistor-coax_center_conductor--
|
---------coax_shield------------

But maybe it means this:

MFJ----------------coax_center_conductor-resistor-
|
----------------coax_shield--------------------

How does the 259 differ from the 259B? Does the 259 have a distance
to fault mode?

I ask because the instructions for the 'B say that coax lines must be
*open* or *shorted*. Anything in between is verbotten.

With the 'B you use the "distance to fault" mode to figure
out the electrical length of the line then devide by the
physical length to caluclate the velocity factor.

// marc (KC7JL)

November 3rd 03, 01:18 AM

"Marco S Hyman" wrote in message
...
writes:

Jason Dugas wrote:

manual states that the "stub" to be measured should be attached with a
50-ohm noninductive resistor in series to that center conductor of the
Antenna connector on the analyzer.

You may think it says this:
MFJ-resistor-coax_center_conductor--
|
---------coax_shield------------

But maybe it means this:

MFJ----------------coax_center_conductor-resistor-
|
----------------coax_shield--------------------

How does the 259 differ from the 259B? Does the 259 have a distance
to fault mode?

I ask because the instructions for the 'B say that coax lines must be
*open* or *shorted*. Anything in between is verbotten.

With the 'B you use the "distance to fault" mode to figure
out the electrical length of the line then devide by the
physical length to caluclate the velocity factor.

// marc (KC7JL)

The MFJ-259 does not have a "distance to fault" mode. It has an "SWR" meter
and a "Resistance" meter.

jason

November 3rd 03, 01:18 AM

"Marco S Hyman" wrote in message
...
writes:

Jason Dugas wrote:

manual states that the "stub" to be measured should be attached with a
50-ohm noninductive resistor in series to that center conductor of the
Antenna connector on the analyzer.

You may think it says this:
MFJ-resistor-coax_center_conductor--
|
---------coax_shield------------

But maybe it means this:

MFJ----------------coax_center_conductor-resistor-
|
----------------coax_shield--------------------

How does the 259 differ from the 259B? Does the 259 have a distance
to fault mode?

I ask because the instructions for the 'B say that coax lines must be
*open* or *shorted*. Anything in between is verbotten.

With the 'B you use the "distance to fault" mode to figure
out the electrical length of the line then devide by the
physical length to caluclate the velocity factor.

// marc (KC7JL)

The MFJ-259 does not have a "distance to fault" mode. It has an "SWR" meter
and a "Resistance" meter.

jason

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