There ' s a bunch of good SWR meters you can find on the used market eham , ebay , rhamfest etc . Historically , hams are known to be ' frugal ', so there ' s no shame in using older gear . Much of it is built well , which is why its still around . As for an analyzer , every shack should try to have one . The podcast is putting a 1014 together that you and your Dad might find interesting . It ' s Arduino based and open source . <| sep |> the flier is for surgery to remove hands on the back of your neck , which is why he was so upset with being given one . <| sep |> Because the straight men that generally run these things are less threatened by a guy who won ' t take a woman from them than a woman who will never be with them .