> No. Watt meters that hams and most engineers use at RF measure either
> voltage or Current. They do not measure *power*. Given the voltage or
> current, analog meters use a graphical conversion (called a meter scale) to
> equivalent power given under the assumption of a matched
> termination. Digital meters also perform a conversion in firmware. None
> of these devices measure *power*.
My example is relevant without the need of the Bird wattmeter. I fully accept
the fact that the directional coupler samples RF
voltage. I'll respond to you as I did with Steve. Namely, in the absence of a
load on a loss-less line, any and all reflected
power is being absorbed by the fixed-impedance source (i.e., broadband PA).
If reflected power is not absorbed by the source, where is absorbed?
-Paul, W9AC
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