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Wattmeter with Peak READING	Reply
by KH2QL on February 27, 2004	Mail this to a friend!
What would you recommend for a good and quality wattmeter provided with a peak reading besides bird meter.thanks for the advise.73 frank

RE: Wattmeter with Peak READING	Reply
by N4JOH on February 28, 2004	Mail this to a friend!
Daiwa NS-660PA if you can find one. p

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by W1NK on February 28, 2004	Mail this to a friend!
Check out the Palstar WM-150 which is an active peak-reading wattmeter that can handle up to 3kW

RE: Wattmeter with Peak READING	Reply
by N6AJR on February 28, 2004	Mail this to a friend!
I use several I use several of the diawa models and several versions of the mfj 815 b be sure to get at least the b model or later the plain 815 had a problem with the meter pushing in but the later modlels have it mounter properly. workman also makes a couple models..( buxcommco.com has them) All are pretty accurate . I always use the dual cross needle swr/power meters.. I hate the set and switch, check and adjust, set and check etc. you can tune uo fast with a dual cross needle meter..

RE: Wattmeter with Peak READING	Reply
by N6AJR on February 28, 2004	Mail this to a friend!
I use several I use several of the diawa models and several versions of the mfj 815 b be sure to get at least the b model or later the plain 815 had a problem with the meter pushing in but the later modlels have it mounter properly. workman also makes a couple models..( buxcommco.com has them) All are pretty accurate . I always use the dual cross needle swr/power meters.. I hate the set and switch, check and adjust, set and check etc. you can tune uo fast with a dual cross needle meter..

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by K8AC on February 28, 2004	Mail this to a friend!
Look for a Heathkit HM-2140 or HM-2140A. The biggest problem I've found with today's meters is that they are not linear with frequency. When adjusted for a true 1500 watts out on 40, a typical meter might read only 1100 to 1200 watts on 10 meters. The HM-2140 is nearly frequency independent and reads accurately across the bands. I've checked this with my Bird 43. You can find these meters for under $100 used.

RE: Wattmeter with Peak READING	Reply
by W8JI on February 28, 2004	Mail this to a friend!
The Ameritron AWM-30 is exceptionally good. It reads very accurate peaks. Watch out for other types!!! Many of them, including common name brands, are not really very good. One key is to look to see if the meter requires batteries or external power to run the METER. NOT THE LIGHTS, but the meter itself. If the meter works in PEP mode without a battery or external power, you can be sure it is no good on PEP. 73 Tom

RE: Wattmeter with Peak READING	Reply
by K4QT on February 28, 2004	Mail this to a friend!
I have been using the Autek Research WM-1 with good success. It has two analog movements and displays peak or average on one and vswr on the other. Scales are 20, 200 and 2000. I check its calibration against my Bird from time to time using cw or rtty.

RE: Wattmeter with Peak READING	Reply
by CW on February 28, 2004	Mail this to a friend!
You might want to reconsider the Bird. They are expensive but they are really a life time purchase. They stay accurate, can measure virtually any frequency or power range. I never trusted any meters I used except the Bird.

RE: Wattmeter with Peak READING	Reply
by N3ZKP on February 29, 2004	Mail this to a friend!
The best out there is the digital VSWR meter from RF Applications. Stay away from the one from Autek - while it works, physically is it junk. Lon

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