
Hopefully this is not the start of a trend but yes, I bought another antenna analyzer. The first one (in the $30 to $40 range) was the Surecom SW-33 SWR meter. I like the Surecom as it will test the SWR and the RF power in fact it is the only thing I have that can test RF power output. The digital readout is good and it is pretty easy to use it is connected between the radio and the coax. You must have an appropriate (for the output power) dummy load on the other end of the cable and that's why I next bought a Nanovna as I could test cable SWR without needing a radio (or dummy load) attached. The Nanovna is complicated and while I did use it for SWR testing it was neither quick, rugged or easy to take and use outdoors.
Enter the Rig Expert Stick 230. Like the Nanovna I don't need an attached radio or dummy load. Unlike the Nanovna very quick, easy to use handheld and works well outdoors! The only drawback with the 230 is that I DO need the Surecom to test RF power output when I do have a radio to test and I need the Surecom (or the Nanovna) if I want to test UHF - the 230 goes up to VHF frequencies (2M) only.
Operation: Start/Stop

Operation: Multé mode.
Select Multé mode by pressing the

Operation: Single mode.
Select Single mode by pressing the

NOTE: Other values not described/noted above
The Stick 230 returns, in addition to the frequency and SWR: return loss value; |Z| value; value of active (R) and reactive (X) resistance;inductance (L) and capacitance (C) value depending on the test(s) being run.
Unexpected Benefit
The Antscope bluetooth software turned out to be much more useful than I originally thought. The main difference that I can see between this stick 230 and the stick 230 pro is that the pro has a color screen. I dont mind the black and white (particularly since the list price is about $100 cheaper than the stick pro.