[TowerTalk] POWER METERS for measuring 4 sqr dumped load

[Pete Smith]

At 09:09 AM 8/12/00 -0400, Tom Rauch wrote:
>
>> You might consider the Radio Shack power meter. It has a digital read out
>> for power and or SWR and uses a remote coaxial sensor module. They are
>> pretty inexpensive. I have been using two of the Catalog # 21-527 units
>> for several years.
>> 
>> Bruce  AA4Z
>
>Ameritron makes a pretty good meter with removable sensor. It is 
>300W/ 3 kW and has a peak storage system in it. It might be a 
>little expensive for this application.

RF Applications' VFD will work with up to 100 ft of cable between the
readout and the remote sensing head, maybe more; wonder what the
limitations are on some of the others, like the Radio Shack unit...

73, Pete Smith N4ZR

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