I've been using my Omni 6+ to operate QRP. The "legal limit" for
QRP is 5 watts. According to the Omni 6+ manual, the lowest the
Omni 6+ can go is 8 watts. Yet I've put my Omni 6+ on an
external power meter and can drop the power from 100 watts to a
half watt output. But the FWD meter on the Omni 6+ reads 8 watts
with the power knob set all the way down, counter clockwise.
By setting the power knob on the Omni 6+ at about 10 o'clock, I
can set the output to 5 watts on my external power meter.
I've done tests with a nearby ham, who checked my S readings as I
changed power output. He seems to think my external meter at low
power is more accurate than the Omni 6+'s front-panel meter.
Anybody notice that?
Bob Mauro, Mauro@Idt.Net Amateur Radio Station KZ2G
--------------------------------------------------------------
My DisAbility Website http://idt.net/~mauro
My Amateur Radio Website http://idt.net/~mauro/kz2g.html
My Levittown, NY Website http://idt.net/~mauro/levittwn.html
--------------------------------------------------------------
If my IDT mail bounces, send it to kz2g@altavista.com
--
FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/FAQ/tentec
Submissions: tentec@contesting.com
Administrative requests: tentec-REQUEST@contesting.com
Problems: owner-tentec@contesting.com
|