John,
Bird only claims 5% accuracy at full scale for its Model 43 RF power
meter, the model most widely used among the amateur fraternity. I would say
that Bird meters are widely used in the commercial world because of their
robustness and flexibility, in terms of availability of a good range of
different RF connectors and ability to measure a wide range of frequencies
and power levels.
If accuracy is important to you, then a meter with a digital display will
provide you with a more accurate 'method' of display, than that of an
analogue meter, of course, the accuracy of 'what' is displayed isn't a
function of the display itself.
You might consider products from Wavenode - http://www.wavenode.com/ which
are available in a number of different models, supporting a range of power
levels and frequencies. It's also possible to connect Wavenode meters to a
PC making it possible to monitor multiple transmitters simultaneously.
Is accuracy in excess of 5% actually that important though? Does it matter
if your transmitter is running 95w or 105w instead of 100w?
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From: VHFcontesting [mailto:vhfcontesting-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf
Of John Geiger
Sent: 16 January 2014 03:47
To: vhf@w6yx.stanford.edu; vhfcontesting@contesting.com
Subject: [VHFcontesting] Best VHF/UHF wattmeter
Other than Bird, what have people found to be the most accurate VHF/UHF
wattmeter and SWR meters?
73 John AF5CC
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