Ron Castro wrote:
I have a Bird 43 with a 100 Watt slug in line and it shows exactly 100 Watts
out on my O2 as adjusted from the factory. That being said, measuring power
with a high degree of accuracy (better than +-5%) is an art within itself
and is effected by many factors. I wouldn't put too much faith in meters on
antenna tuners since their purpose in that application is more for a
relative reading to help adjust tuner. The cost of adding a really accurate
meter that covers 1.8-30 MHz to a tuner would push the price higher than
most hams would be willing to pay, and even then, the accuracy can be
compromised by the load.
Ron N6IE
www.N6IE.com
(Formerly N6AHA)
Thanks, Ron... this is just what I was looking for.
--John K3GHH
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