Yes, the Scout has a meter lamp. Its plugged into a little grommet in
the side of the meter. I added a 56 ohm resistor in series with mine to
dim it down a little and prolong its life. A more clever mod is to
replace the lamp with a high intensity LED.
73,
Bob WB2VUF
Ben K8DIT wrote:
>
> Can someone say if the Scout has an internal lamp in the meter?
> Incidentally, Ive been using my Scout with a Metron Amp, I'm getting 600W
> out on most bands as measured with a Heathkit 4120 Wattmeter, on most bands.
> I dont use the amp on all bands, but I do use it on 40m, 20m,
> 17m, 15m, and 10m, with good results. The Scout is putting out 50W on these
> bands, and while I dont always need the amp, its nice to have when the band
> is QSB. It does not work at all on cw w/o modifying the t/r
> relay on the Metron.
>
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