[Elecraft] Antenna Analyzer

[KJ3D]

Hello Group,
 
I purchased a 17 m add-on to a Hustler 6-BTV vertical and the instructions
recommended I use an antenna analyzer to tune it up.
 
Having never used one of these I started looking around and got pretty
beaten up with sticker shock - just can't justify spending the bucks some of
these things go for.
 
So, an inexpensive model seems to be an MFJ-259B.  eHam is full of reviews,
and they seem to be either GREAT or DON'T BOTHER.  I know there are some QC
issues with MFJ stuff.  I've had to clean up several of their units over the
years which I actually take some pride in.  They seem to deliver OK once the
cold solders get fixed and the hot glue gets replaced.
 
Anyway, I have enormous respect for the brain trust available on this
reflector and it seems like I know some of you - unlike the more-or-less
disembodied reviews on eHam.
 
Any thouhts about the 259B?
 
Any other suggestions?  - 300 bucks is ALOT more than I would like to spend,
so please don't suggest any of the AEA jobs - I would have to get a second
job.
 
Thanks in advance,
 
es 73
 
Tom, kj3d
 
kj3d at comcast.net
 
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