The MFJ's
1) do not cover the frequency range of the NANO's
2) do not offer the measurement accuracy of the NANO's
3) do not have the frequency accuracy of the NANO's
4) do not have the diversified plotting capabilities of the NANO's
5) do not make an ACCURATE measurement of either the real or complex
portion of an impedance
6) are not true vector network analyzers
7) are far more expensive than the NANO's (MFJ charges roughly $380 for
their closest competition to the NANO's and it
covers to only 260 MHz)
8) either end of their frequency coverages suffer from extreme errors in
measurements
9) others can add to this list...................
Personally, I would not even consider MFJ, given the full capabilities and
price (and marginal reputation of MFJ) of the NANO's. They are a game
changer!!!!
One last comment: I've many times compared the NANO's to the HP 8753C
vector network analyzer in many different setups and different tasks.
Guess what? The NANO's compare extremely favorably with the (expensive) HP
8753C! The MFJ units do not, in most cases!!!!!
Dave - W?LEV
On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 11:47 AM Dan Gilliam via groups.io <k5khz=
[email protected]> wrote:
I am preparing to purchase my first antenna analyzer product. I have an
old MFJ-209 which has neither meters nor frequency readout. I love to
build antennas, especially for my ham club.
Can any of you give a reason pro or con as to why nanovna vs MfJ 259
series. I presume many are nanovna users due to the lower cost. Is there
any tradeoff that would discourage either?
Thanks in advance from a new subscriber to [email protected]
Dan K5KHZ
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