>
>> That's a very important point. No amateur "power" meter actually
>> MEASURES RF power.
>
>Not strictly true. There are some amateur meters that measure power directly
>by absorbing it in a load. I think SSB produce one and there are several
>home made designs.
>
>In case anyone is interested, there has been a clearout in the MOD in the UK
>and you can now get second hand HP431s for around £25 for the meter and
>about the same for the thermistor mounts. You can of course make your own
>detectors. Excellent value for lab grade test gear that is very usable down
>to the microwatt level.
>
? And what was the low freq. limit for the HP 431 thermistor mount? As
I recall, it was c. 10MHz.
- Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.
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