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POSSIBLE, SAVE IT, AND THEN GO ON TO THE NEXT CONTACT.  THATS
EXACTLY HOW HAMRS IS DESIGNED TO OPERATE.  IT ACHIEVES THIS WITH A
LAYOUT THAT IS VISUALLY CLEAN, NOT CLUTTERED WITH A BUNCH OF
DISTRACTING FIELDS AND VIRTUAL BUTTONS.  HAMRS HAS BEEN
ENTHUSIASTICALLY RECEIVED IN THE HAM COMMUNITY, AND IT WILL BE
INTERESTING TO WATCH THE EVOLUTION OF THIS APP IN THE MONTHS TO
COME.  AN INTERACTIVE SECTION OF THE HAMRS WEBSITE IS AVAILABLE FOR
SUPPORT, BUG REPORTS, AND MFJ 261 DRY DUMMY LOAD REVIEWED BY JIM
BOGARD, KY4L THE MFJ 261 IS A SMALL, INEXPENSIVE 50 O DUMMY LOAD
WITH IMPRESSIVELY FLAT SWR RESPONSE OVER A VERY WIDE FREQUENCY
RANGE.  THE MFJ 261 IS AIR COOLED WITH A FINNED ALUMINUM HEATSINK.
ITS POWER RATINGS ARE 100 W PEAK 30 SECONDS MAXIMUM, FOLLOWED BY 5
MINUTES OFF, AND 15 W AVERAGE CONTINUOUS DUTY.  IT CONNECTS DIRECTLY
TO YOUR TRANSCEIVER WITH A PL 259 UHF CONNECTOR, AND SO IT REQUIRES
NO PATCH CABLE.  MFJ SPECIFIES THIS DEVICE TO PRESENT AN SWR LESS
THAN 1R15 1 FROM DC TO 500 MHZ, AND WITH DIMENSIONS OF 1 5/8 INCHES
ROUND BY 3 INCHES LONG, YOU CAN CARRY IT IN YOUR POCKET.  I MEASURED
THE SWR CURVE OF MY MFJ 261 WITH A RIGOL DSA815 TG SPECTRUM
ANALYZER, EQUIPPED WITH A VB1032 VSWR BRIDGE.  WHILE THE MFJ 261
DOES NOT QUITE MEET THE MANUFACTURERS SPECS, IT STILL HAS LOW SWR UP
TO 500 MHZ.  THE SWR MEASURES LESS THAN 1R15 1 IN THE 160 METER
THROUGH 6 METER AMATEUR BANDS, AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 6.  THE SWR
EXCEEDS 1R15 1 IN THE 1R25 METER AND 70 CENTIMETER BANDS, BUT IS
STILL VERY USABLE AT AROUND 1R5 1 SEE FIGURE 7.  THE MFJ 261 DUMMY
LOAD ON WHICH THESE MEASUREMENTS WERE MADE IS ACTUALLY THE SECOND I
HAVE OWNED.  THE CONNECTOR BECAME SEPARATED FROM THE LOAD IN THE
FIRST ONE.  IT STILL SEEMS TO WORK AFTER BEING FORCE FIT BACK
TOGETHER, BUT THE ATTACHMENT OF CENTER PIN TO LOAD IS COMPROMISED,
SO I GOT THE SECOND UNIT.  THE LATER DESIGN APPEARS MORE STURDILY
CONSTRUCTED, WITH THE KNURLED CONNECTOR NUT AFFIXED FIRMLY TO THE
BODY OF THE DUMMY LOAD TO PREVENT THE CONNECTION FROM BREAKING.  THE
NUT NO LONGER SPINS FREELY.  ALTHOUGH THE MFJ 261 DOESNT QUITE MEET
ITS SPECIFICATIONS ABOVE 2 METERS, ID STILL RECOMMEND IT AS A VERY
USEFUL AND AFFORDABLE ADDITION TO ANY HAM STATION WITH MF/HF THROUGH
70 CENTIMETER CAPABILITY.  HAMRS LOGGING APP FOR IOS REVIEWED BY
STEVE FORD, WB8IMY JARRETT GREEN, KB0ICT, CREATED HAMRS WITH THE
IDEA THAT A MOBILE LOGGING APP SHOULD BE ABLE TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES
THAT REQUIRE SPECIFIC TYPES OF INFORMATION.  NOT ONLY THAT, IT
SHOULD ALSO DO SO IN A WAY THAT IS STRAIGHTFORWARD AND USER
FRIENDLY.  HAMRS IS AVAILABLE FOR A VARIETY OF PLATFORMS, INCLUDING
IOS, ANDROID, WINDOWS, MACOS, UBUNTU, AND RASPBIAN.  THIS REVIEW
FOCUSES ON THE IOS APP, BUT FEATURES AND OPERATION ARE SIMILAR WITH
THE OTHER VERSIONS.  WHEN YOU OPEN HAMRS FOR THE FIRST TIME, YOU ARE
ASKED TO SET UP A PROFILE YOUR NAME, CALL SIGN, AND PREFERRED
LANGUAGE AS WELL AS A NEW LOGBOOK.  AT THE TIME THIS REVIEW WAS
WRITTEN, HAMRS PROVIDED LOGBOOK TEMPLATES FOR PARKS ON THE AIR POTA,
ARRL FIELD DAY, WINTER FIELD
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