Reg,
I don't think it has much to do with planned product lifecycle...it's just
inertia and complacency. Nor do I don't think there's enough volume for a
"Chinese" manufacturer.

I think the main reason we haven't seen something better is that it's too
small a market for a startup to tackle. It's definitely a product for a tiny
company.

Joe
W3JDR

"Reg Edwards" wrote in message
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The technology has been available for several years to enable a
manufacturer
to produce a reasonably priced, small, hand-held, battery-operated,
antenna
analyser which displays the sign of jX.

But the manufacturers have not yet extracted all that's available from the
market. Its too early to introduce a new model which would outclass the
old.

What is needed in the market is a new manufacturer who has no history to
take advantage of.

Chinese ?