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of the Array Solutions AIM 4170 by W5BIG.
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K2UM
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Rating: 5/5
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Feb 9, 2010 08:42
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Simply great !
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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The AIM 4170C is absolutely, one of the best purchases I have ever made in this hobby. The capability of this unit is nothing short of superb.
I won't rehash all of its capabilities since those can be read in other reviews or by going to the Array Solutions web site. But, I know I couldn't live without it after using it constantly for over six months. The unit works as advertised and so does the software which is extremely well supported. You don't need to design and build antennas to appreciate what it can do and how it does it. It is superb for monitoring your antenna "health" and gives detailed information on how you can improve your antenna.
Of course, it does more then just an antenna SWR analyzer. This is a "lab" in a small box. The ability to save image files, print, modify settings and so forth is invaluable if you are serious about using an instrument like this.
My review comments are based upon having owned a couple of MFJ analyzers, an Autek and a Palstar. All four are now gone. The MFJs simply died and I gave up on constantly fixing them. But, then those units are not really competitors for the AIM 4170 and it would be foolish to compare such elementary and imprecise equipment to something in the class of the AIM 4170C.
I still own a TimeWave TZ-900 (AntennaSmith) which I have had for about two years and reviewed here, on eHam. I thought it was great at the time I did my review. And, then I got the AIM 4170C .. game over.
I also own a RigExpert AA-200 which is very nice and handy for a quick, lower precision antenna analysis without all the capabilities of the AIM which, again, does so much more, as well it should given what it is. I use the 4170C with a small netbook computer. Works like a charm.
The perfect combination for me is having the AIM 4170C and the RigExpert AA-200 -- they do some of the same things but the AIM is higher precision and does so much more. They both serve a purpose and I am lucky to have both.
Like the poster below, if somehow I lost my AIM 4170 due to fire, theft, stupidity or whatever, it would be replaced immediately with another AIM 4170C. This is one fine piece of equipment and the support, should you need it (I had one minor question along the way) is handled immediately by W5BIG or Array Solutions. Bravo! Job well done, guys.. first rate.
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