= NOW 30 WPM = TEXT IS FROM JUNE 2020 QST PAGE 43 = PADS ARE NOT PERFECT, I ALSO MEASURED THEM ON MY ARRAY SOLUTIONS VNAUHF FOR COMPARISON, AS SHOWN IN TABLE 4. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE STICK 230 SWR READINGS COMPARE QUITE FAVORABLY TO THE VNAUHF READINGS. FOR MY FINAL TESTS, I USED COMPLEX LOADS WITH AN SWR OF APPROXIMATELY 2 1 AT 50, 146, AND 222 MHZ. TABLE 5 DISPLAYS THE STICK 230 VERSUS THE VNAUHF MEASUREMENTS. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE STICK 230 PROVIDES ALMOST IDENTICAL SWR MEASUREMENTS TO THE VNAUHF. THE SERIES R AND C MEASUREMENTS COMPARED FAVORABLY TO THE VNAUHF AS WELL. USING THE STICK 230 I FOUND IT INTERESTING THAT THE STICK 230 SCREEN IS NOT BLANK WHEN OFF. IT DISPLAYS ANTENNA ANALYZER 230 MHZ, THE SERIAL NUMBER, AND THE FIRMWARE VERSION. PRIOR TO USING THE STICK 230, CHECK THE RIGEXPERT WEBSITE FOR FIRMWARE UPDATES. IF A NEWER VERSION OF FIRMWARE IS AVAILABLE, THE RIGEXPERT FIRMWARE UPDATE TOOL WILL DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL THE NEW FIRMWARE FOR YOU WITH MINIMAL EFFORT. I FOUND THAT THE STICK 230 OPERATION IS NOT AS INTUITIVE AS OTHER RIGEXPERT ANALYZERS BECAUSE FEW KEYS ARE AVAILABLE. AFTER USING IT FOR A WHILE, IT DOES BECOME EASIER TO USE. HOWEVER, IF YOU = END OF 30 WPM TEXT = QST DE W1AW <