[AMPS] Power out indicator

[Richard]

>
>> >Tuners need only a reflectometer to indicate when zero reflected
>> >power is obtained during adjustment.  
>> 
>> Generally speaking, I agree with Rich. However, some tuner circuits
>> can be tuned up to have a very low input SWR and no output, with the
>> tuner losses being transformed up to 50 ohms. The result is that the
>> smoke gets let out of the tuner parts - or the solder out out of the
>> joints! Of course, these tuners can also be tuned to have a very low
>> input SWR because they're doing the job correctly.
>
>
>I hear that rumor repeated, but I've never been able to find that in 
>any tuner I have ever seen.
>
€  Amen, Tom

-  R. L. Measures, a.k.a. Rich..., 805.386.3734,AG6K, 
www.vcnet.com/measures.  
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