Bad meter. Buy a dummy load and a power meter. No shack should be without
either.
Let's be honest, all meters are relative. Very few are close to accurate
and the ones that your radio come with are even less so.
Steve KA9MOT
On Jul 22, 2015 7:11 AM, "James Ross" <jameswross@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Hello,
>
>
>
> I recently bought a Scout at an estate sale. I am not sure it is
> transmitting, or that the meter is working right
>
>
>
> It receives off the air OK, but the meter stays about halfway across the
> scale on receive no matter the signal strength.
>
>
>
> On transmit, the ALC light comes on, but the meter does not move from about
> 3/4 scale, either on FWD or reflected power and does not respond to audio
> level.
>
> On CW input, the meter does not respond to the keyer, just stays in the
> same
> place
>
>
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
>
> TNX es 73,
>
>
>
> Jim W4GHL
>
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