Oh crap, that probably sounds bad.  Ah well.

So my first find was a key.  It’s nice, heavy, and probably has a history, which I added “purchased for $35 by KE8P” to.

I found this.  For $165.  Like any normal ham that likes to push buttons and turn knobs, I turned it on, just to be greeted with it flashing “LOW VOLTAGE 6.5V”.  I figured that was a sign that it probably works.

And when I got it home, I found these in it.  Ten Energizer rechargeable batteries.

So I removed the batteries and plugged in a wall wart.  I was greeted with “VOLTAGE OK 15V” and something like the display in the picture above.  I did check my dummy load, it claims it is around 50 ohms at 1-1.3 SWR.  Guess it works!

Also included were these.  They are coils to use the analyzer as a dip meter.  I didn’t really need these, as I built one (they’re really quite simple).  My built version worked quite well for the coax traps on my attic trap dipole.

So I did try it with my HF and 2m antennas…

Not bad for the severe destruction of 5 clothes hangars

My HF antenna isn’t too bad on 2m…

…and it does okay on 20 meters, too…

The third purchase was a case for my SoftRock

The last thing I got was some fiberglass mast.  I didn’t take a picture of that.