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Re: [Amps] Bird wattmeter

To: "Gary Smith" <wa6fgi@sbcglobal.net>,"Harold Mandel" <hmandel@barantelecom.com>, <helge.skram@c2i.net>,<garyschafer@comcast.net>, <amps@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] Bird wattmeter
From: "Tom W8JI" <w8ji@w8ji.com>
Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 11:21:02 -0400
List-post: <mailto:amps@contesting.com>
> 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



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