[Elecraft] Antenna Analyzers

[Stuart Rohre]

My clubs, (two) have had 3 MFJ's.   The only reason we had 3, was we
replaced a 259 with the 259 B for added features, and gave the still working
one away as a door prize.  I have the Autek RF 1, and then later got the MFJ
269 to gain 440 band.  All have worked well.  There was an intermittent
display problem in earlier RF 1's that was a connector pin length issue.  I
did the suggested mod myself, and no longer have any intermittent.

The MFJ's have a lot of computing and active devices so do use batteries
pretty hard.  I think the same of the Autek, but then found that its on off
switch was easily tripped on in transporting the analyzer in its box.
Thus, I added an adhesive ring around the push button to make it harder to
hit accidentally and since no more run down battery.  Just glue an o ring of
enough thickness to protect the button from bumping into padding of the box.

Also, all the club analyzers, and my two agree in readings very closely.
And compare well to a Bird SWR/Power meter we checked.

-Stuart K5KVH