If you figure out the cure let me know Omni-V is about same. Problem is
there is a foward meter setting for full out 100 watts but no zero pot
for the low end. There is no way to make it linear ! I've tinkered with
it a bit with no luck I just leave it in the SWR mode and watch the
relative dip. I think they would have been better off to just leave it
the way it was in the older Omni's.
Happy 2000 anno Domini
Jeff aa8ve
On Fri, 31 Dec 1999 11:08:47 -0800 Alfred Lorona <alforo@megsinet.net>
writes:
>
> I just measured the OMNI VI + power meter calibration using an
> accurate
> power attenuator, dummy load, Bird thruline power/swr meter and a
> Boonton Rf
> power meter. I adjusted the power out of the OMNI to the levels
> indicated
> under the Bird column and then recorded what the OMNI meter
> indicated. Here
> are the results:
>
> Bird OMNI
>
> 100 watts 75 watts
> 50 35
> 40 25
> 30 16
> 20 18
> 10 14
> 5 12
> 2.5 10
>
> Note that the OMNI meter is non-linear - reads low at higher powers
> and high
> at lower powers. I have not yet adjusted the internal pot per the
> manual to
> make the meter read 100 watts at true 100 watt output but will do so
> as soon
> as I get a chance and see what happens. In the meantime, I trust my
> Bird.
>
> 73, AL, w6wqc e-mail alforo@megsinet.net
>
>
>
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