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ANYMORE.  I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS RADIO TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN DISCOVERING
OR REDISCOVERING THE GREAT 222 MHZ BAND.  COMET CAA 500MARKII ANTENNA
ANALYZER  REVIEWED BY PHIL SALAS, AD5X  COMET RECENTLY INTRODUCED THEIR
NEXT GENERATION ANTENNA ANALYZER THE CAA 500MARKII.  LIKE THE ORIGINAL CAA
500, REVIEWED IN THE MARCH 2012 ISSUE OF QST, THE CAA 500 MARKII HAS A
LARGE ANALOG CROSS NEEDLE METER FOR DISPLAYING SWR AND IMPEDANCE MAGNITUDE.
THE MARKII, HOWEVER, ADDS A 1R4 X 1R15 INCH FULL COLOR TFT LCD SEE FIGURE 1
THAT DISPLAYS THE OPERATING FREQUENCY, FIXED FREQUENCY SWR AND IMPEDANCE
DATA, AND SWEPT FREQUENCY SWR DATA.  OVERVIEW THE CAA 500MARKII IS A FAIRLY
LARGE INSTRUMENT ALMOST AS BIG AS A BIRD 43 WATTMETER.  CONNECTORS ARE AN
SO 239 FOR 1R8 300 MHZ, AND A TYPE N FOR 300 500 MHZ.  POWER REQUIREMENTS
ARE SIX AA SIZE ALKALINE OR NIMH CELLS NOT INCLUDED OR EXTERNAL 8 16 V DC,
250 MA POWER SOURCE DC CABLE INCLUDED.  THE CAA 500MARKII ALSO INCLUDES AN
INTERNAL TRICKLE CHARGER FOR NIMH BATTERIES, AN UPGRADE FROM THE ORIGINAL
CAA 500.  TYPICAL CHARGING TIME IS 15 HOURS, AND TYPICAL BATTERY OPERATING
TIME IS UP TO 9 HOURS THERE IS A BATTERY INDICATOR ON THE LCD.  AN AUTO
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