[AMPS] Bird peak reading meter? Slightly off topic

[Steve Katz]

I have the 43P kit, and it does indeed work about as you indicate.  Use an
external power supply for it, though, the thing goes through 9v batteries
(two at a time!) like water through a sieve.

WB2WIK/6

"Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem." --
Henry Kissinger

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	JimMoci@aol.com [SMTP:JimMoci@aol.com]
> Sent:	Sunday, February 10, 2002 8:27 AM
> To:	amps@contesting.com
> Subject:	[AMPS] Bird peak reading meter? Slightly off topic
> 
> A question for the guru's out here about peak reading meters. I have a Nye
> Viking RF power monitor and in the peak reading mode it seems to be pretty
> accurate when measuring AM power. When running some of my old, plate
> modulated boatanchors thru it I get a reading of 4 times the carrier power
> when modulating. When reducing modulation below 100% the reading goes down
> accordingly. My question is- Does the Bird PEP reading kit work like this
> also? The old 43 is so slow responding to anything and I dont want to
> waste my money on it if it does not work on AM. I want to mount one into
> an old broadcast rig that I tuned up on 160meters but I dont want to punch
> an extra hole if I am not going to get the desired readings. 
> Thanks for your input! 
> Jim 

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