[Amps] FW: Decent HF directional coupler for RF power meas.

Gary Schafer garyschafer at comcast.net
Mon Dec 7 13:07:04 PST 2009



> -----Original Message-----
> From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of Phil & Debbie Salas
> Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 12:32 PM
> To: amps at contesting.com
> Subject: [Amps] FW: Decent HF directional coupler for RF power meas.
> 
> "The cable and attenuator errors can be known without error, all he has
> to
> do is pay a
> cal laboratory to characterize each at the test frequencies."
> 
> I've watched the Array Solutions guys calibrate their PowerMaster
> couplers.
> They use their VNA2180 to accurately measure their cables and
> attenuators.
> So the only inaccuracy is the tolerance of the HP power meter.
> 
> Phil - AD5X
> 

There is also the inaccuracy of the vna that has to be added in also. They
don't say what that is.

73
Gary  K4FMX



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