I will watch with interest for your review. I checked the price here in the UK, and it is circa £250. I think I will stick to my Nano VNA for the time being. Thanks for your videos. 73s Rob (G4ZRS)
I, too, would like to know where Dave found it for a hundred bucks. I went to Amazon right after watching the video and the lowest price I could find for it was $218. That's quite a discrepancy.
They typically have a coupon for Prime Members, putting it under $200. I think that it was $209.99 with a $32 coupon when I looked today. I think that mine came in around $180 when I purchased mine a few months ago. And I don't blame Dave for getting the price wrong, I was thinking that I got mine for around $100 until I looked back at the purchase details.
I’ve had one one for several years. Good gizmo for antennas. Good investment that just works ! Also have a rigexpert. If I had to give one up - I’d keep the mini.
I've also had a Mini1300 for several years and love it. IMO the best "cost effective" antenna analyzer available. It can give you a detailed SWR plot from nearly DC to >1GHz, and plot complex impedence characteristics on the same graph, and give you a Smith chart. Not only that it will do a fast continuous sweep of any frequency range, which I use for tuning my magnetic loop just perfect. It has the capability to monitor SWR for a set frequency and output a tone, so that you can leave it connected while you are trimming the antenna and can tell from the tone when it's right. It can SWR sweep several bands at once so you can check a multiband antenna. It can save snapshots of the screen to the SD card too. Only problem I've had with mine is the VNA part is not reliable above 290MHz, so I don't use it as a VNA. But that's OK because it does so much else, things that other devices can't do. I also have a NanoVNA and I think the Mini1300 is *far* better, except for the things that you REALLY need a VNA for (e.g. sweeping filters).
@@danielayers I got mine for checking my GMRS antennas, but now that I have been playing with GMRS for a while, I think that I will get my tech ticket, been studying for a few weeks now. I think that the Mini 1300 will cover most of my needs for some time, as I am mostly interested in the 2M and 70cm bands, as I don't need giant antennas out here in the very windy high desert.
Dave, you stil look good without the teeth hi hi! Question: Does a resonant 1/2 wave dipole really exhibit over 8 dbi over real Earth? I saw a comparison to a yagi over real earth that didn't show the three element yagi to have enough significant gain to warrant the construction hassles over a simple dipole. Thoughts? Great channel btw. 73!
Thanks Dave. I had never even heard of this unit until I saw your video. I wonder if this unit is built on the same hardware platform as the NanoVNA but with different firmware. There is a considerable difference in price between the Mini1300 and a basic NanoVNA. I have recently bought a NanoVNA for about $40.00 including shipping from China. This unit appears to offer the same performance but in a more convenient package, albeit at a price.
I have this but have no idea which of the little dummy loads is which. Need to calibrate. I must have used the wrong ones to calibrate because my swr is 1999 lol
Enjoy your Videos, but did not see this unit Link above to a little over 100.00 ? Hope your Mouth is better , my Better half had two pulled this past week , and is Fine now - make sure and ice it if it helps , and rinse with salt water warm , not let infection set in for long my Friend . 73 , AJ
Housing is aluminum & I immediately took a small file to the corners. You're right, they are dangerous! 😂 Mine just arrived today & it is NEAT! Definitely more friendly than a nanoVNA. K0ATV
I have both and there is no comparison between the Mini1300 and NanoVNA. The Mini1300 does far more (see my comment elsewhere on this video). Even with the price difference the Mini1300 is better value.
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If we can not understand you we will blame propagation.......he he. You are doing just great. Always wonderful to see all of your RUclipss.
I will watch with interest for your review. I checked the price here in the UK, and it is circa £250. I think I will stick to my Nano VNA for the time being.
Thanks for your videos.
73s Rob (G4ZRS)
I, too, would like to know where Dave found it for a hundred bucks. I went to Amazon right after watching the video and the lowest price I could find for it was $218. That's quite a discrepancy.
They typically have a coupon for Prime Members, putting it under $200. I think that it was $209.99 with a $32 coupon when I looked today. I think that mine came in around $180 when I purchased mine a few months ago. And I don't blame Dave for getting the price wrong, I was thinking that I got mine for around $100 until I looked back at the purchase details.
I’ve had one one for several years. Good gizmo for antennas. Good investment that just works ! Also have a rigexpert. If I had to give one up - I’d keep the mini.
Interesting. What do you like about it over the rigexpert? I don't have either, always thought the rigexpert ones were neat though.
I've also had a Mini1300 for several years and love it. IMO the best "cost effective" antenna analyzer available. It can give you a detailed SWR plot from nearly DC to >1GHz, and plot complex impedence characteristics on the same graph, and give you a Smith chart. Not only that it will do a fast continuous sweep of any frequency range, which I use for tuning my magnetic loop just perfect. It has the capability to monitor SWR for a set frequency and output a tone, so that you can leave it connected while you are trimming the antenna and can tell from the tone when it's right. It can SWR sweep several bands at once so you can check a multiband antenna. It can save snapshots of the screen to the SD card too. Only problem I've had with mine is the VNA part is not reliable above 290MHz, so I don't use it as a VNA. But that's OK because it does so much else, things that other devices can't do. I also have a NanoVNA and I think the Mini1300 is *far* better, except for the things that you REALLY need a VNA for (e.g. sweeping filters).
@@danielayers I got mine for checking my GMRS antennas, but now that I have been playing with GMRS for a while, I think that I will get my tech ticket, been studying for a few weeks now. I think that the Mini 1300 will cover most of my needs for some time, as I am mostly interested in the 2M and 70cm bands, as I don't need giant antennas out here in the very windy high desert.
$00+ on Amazon, but it really looks great if it can do all it says and do it well. Looking forward to your eval Dave.
Dave, you stil look good without the teeth hi hi! Question: Does a resonant 1/2 wave dipole really exhibit over 8 dbi over real Earth? I saw a comparison to a yagi over real earth that didn't show the three element yagi to have enough significant gain to warrant the construction hassles over a simple dipole. Thoughts? Great channel btw. 73!
Great video. Thanks! Could the Mini1300 be used to check or tune a flatpack duplexer?
Thanks Dave. I had never even heard of this unit until I saw your video. I wonder if this unit is built on the same hardware platform as the NanoVNA but with different firmware.
There is a considerable difference in price between the Mini1300 and a basic NanoVNA. I have recently bought a NanoVNA for about $40.00 including shipping from China. This unit appears to offer the same performance but in a more convenient package, albeit at a price.
No, they are completely different - no comparison. The Mini1300 does much more than a NanoVNA (I have both).
I have this but have no idea which of the little dummy loads is which. Need to calibrate. I must have used the wrong ones to calibrate because my swr is 1999 lol
Interesting device, but it is now over #200.00 on Amazon!
Enjoy your Videos, but did not see this unit Link above to a little over 100.00 ? Hope your Mouth is better , my Better half had two pulled this past week , and is Fine now - make sure and ice it if it helps , and rinse with salt water warm , not let infection set in for long my Friend . 73 , AJ
I like mine. It’s good enough to keep me from spending money on another “cooler” one (rig expert).
Hi David,
Does it have functional software for an external display on a Windows computer and/or an app for Android phones?
Thanks!
73,
John - KK7JBZ
It is better than a rig expert and for the price of it, it is hands down a much better value than a rig expert…I own a rig expert also.
My MFJ-259B is old and unstable so this looks a good candidate...KA1XK
Mutha Fukkin Joke those things
So, I don't see it on Amazon for $100 at all, they are coming up at $240+.
Housing is aluminum & I immediately took a small file to the corners. You're right, they are dangerous! 😂 Mine just arrived today & it is NEAT! Definitely more friendly than a nanoVNA. K0ATV
I feel your pain about your dentures
What adapter is needed for this ?
awesome video never heard of this model i need one asap does this model cover 6 meters
I love watching the videos of Dave when he is toothless
Sorry about the teeth. 😦 $218 is a bit of a stretch, Nano at less than $100 might be less convenient, but...
I have both and there is no comparison between the Mini1300 and NanoVNA. The Mini1300 does far more (see my comment elsewhere on this video). Even with the price difference the Mini1300 is better value.
@@danielayers Value is i guess subjective...it is WAY more than twice the price, I'm good with the H4 myself.