Ron Castro wrote:
>I have a Bird 43 with a 100 Watt slug in line and it shows exactly 100 Watts
>out on my O2 as adjusted from the factory. That being said, measuring power
>with a high degree of accuracy (better than +-5%) is an art within itself
>and is effected by many factors. I wouldn't put too much faith in meters on
>antenna tuners since their purpose in that application is more for a
>relative reading to help adjust tuner. The cost of adding a really accurate
>meter that covers 1.8-30 MHz to a tuner would push the price higher than
>most hams would be willing to pay, and even then, the accuracy can be
>compromised by the load.
>
> Ron N6IE
> www.N6IE.com
>(Formerly N6AHA)
>
>
>
Thanks, Ron... this is just what I was looking for.
--John K3GHH
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