[Amps] Bird wattmeter

[Tom W8JI]

> Big question is: if a Bird is 10% accurate or so full 
> scale, you are reading 90  Po instead of 100 Po?  Or 110 
> Po?  Regarding everyday qro,  1500 Po vs. 1350  or 1650 
> Po? Don't think it'll make much difference to the guy on 
> the other end of the conversation when measured in db.
> Just my ob on this now running thin thread,
>

Gary,

You listened to the hyperbole of the salesman who said 10%.

The Bird is +-5%.

That means with a 100 watt slug at full scale it is 95-105 
watts, not 90 to 110.

Quit listening to salesmen. :-)

73 Tom