BTW the Bird 4410(A)'s spec is +/- 5 % for any reading above 20% of full
scale.
John, KU6X
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> From: "Carl" <km1h@jeremy.qozzy.com>
> To: "Mike Waters" <mikewate@gmail.com>
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> I dont even consider it that necessary at any ham or 2 way shop test bench,
> Bird is still the standard and there are enough slug ranges available for
> most any need.
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> OTOH those slugs add up in price if you havent lucked into cleaning out old
> shops, estates, etc so the fancy digital gear can be more economical to
> some.
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> Carl
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Waters" <mikewate@gmail.com>
> To: "Richard Solomon" <dickw1ksz@gmail.com>
> Cc: "AMP Group" <amps@contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, May 04, 2015 3:21 AM
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Time for New Power Meter
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> > That's one of the situations I had in mind. For general hamming,
> wattmeter
> > accuracy isn't usually important.
> >
> > 73, Mike
> > www.w0btu.com
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> > On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 12:44 AM, Richard Solomon <dickw1ksz@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> You left out one important item, some folks need more accuracy at the
> >> test
> >> bench. Proper alignment of the power chain requires it.
> >>
> >> 73, Dick, W1KSZ
> >> On May 3, 2015 10:29 PM, "Mike Waters" <mikewate@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I can only think of a couple of situations where an accurate wattmeter
> >>> matters.
> >>>
> >>> Some amateurs seem to think that a given increase in their wattmeter
> >>> deflection --or a corresponding decrease in their reflected power--
> >>> corresponds to an equal S-meter increase on the other end of the QSO.
> >>>
> >>> It just doesn't work that way.
> >>>
> >>> 73, Mike
> >>> www.w0btu.com
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> >>> On Sat, May 2, 2015 at 7:47 AM, John Simmons
> >>> <jasimmons@pinewooddata.com>
> >>> wrote:
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> >>> >
> >>> > ... Why are so many hams obsessed with accurate power measurements?
> Go
> >>> > figure.
> >>> >
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