[Amps] Dummy Loads & Wattmeters

[Gary Schafer]

True power will be the indicated forward power minus the indicated reflected
power on the 43.

Looks like the dummy load got overloaded at one time.

73
Gary  K4FMX

> -----Original Message-----
> From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of David C. Hallam
> Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 12:16 PM
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> Subject: [Amps] Dummy Loads & Wattmeters
> 
> A little education, please.
> 
> I am working on restoring an old transceiver and linear.  I have a Bird
> 43 wattmeter and a Heath Cantenna dummy load.  The wattmeter is for 50
> ohm impedance and I measure the DC resistance of the Cantenna at 70 ohm.
> 
> Is there any effect on the wattmeter reading from this mismatch?
> 
> David
> KW4DH
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