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| Reviews Summary for Radio Shack Power /SWR Meter. |
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Reviews: 15
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Average rating: 4.3/5
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MSRP: $$29.95
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Description: 80-10 Meter 3 range power meter and SWR bridge.
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KE5HDD
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Rating: 4/5
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Aug 20, 2007 16:24
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very good meter
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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I saw one at the local rat shack and decided to try one, I now have three, the price here has went up
to 49.99. These are good meters. Acurate and reliable. I use one between my rig and dummy load,
and one on the output of my amplifier, handles 1 kw cw with no problem, also will handle tremendous SWRs
if you a running a wire antenna. The peak reading
function of the meter is very accurate also. Its still a ateal at 50 bucks. 73, KE5HDD
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XE1UFO
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 4, 2004 01:28
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Great for the price
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Recently got stuck in South Texas and had no SWR bridge. Picked this up at a local Radio Shack. The manager said they will no longer carry ANY ham radio stuff. It was the last one in stock. Works very well from 3.5-30 Mhz. I use it mobile and also portable. I later checked in two other Radio Shack stores. None in stock and they told me the same story: No more ham stuff at the Shack.
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K4AXX
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Rating: 4/5
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Sep 9, 2003 12:03
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2nd one's a charm
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Returned one that was not functioning properly and decided on an exchange and give it a 2nd. shot. This one seems to be OK. I would have preferred a larger meter panel (with lights of course). Also a titanium metal cabinet and maybe some gold plated knobs. But what the heck. Its $30, and its accurate.
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K6SDW
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Rating: 4/5
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Sep 8, 2003 15:14
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Works FB
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I bought mine mostly for QRp power levels but use it for QRO as well now. The SWR/PWR meter agrees closely with my much more expensive Kenwood SW2000 meter and I use the Radio Shack meter most of the time now....go figure! HI...
73 all....
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K4AXX
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Rating: 2/5
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Sep 8, 2003 15:02
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Eh
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Picked up one this morning. Like the last reviewer it will be going back tomorrow. While the power readings are right on, for some reason the SWR is off somewhat. With a known value of 1:1 the meter will read 1:5-1. The meter face itself is also a little small. As far as returns to RS, I have never had a problem with them.
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K3VO
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Rating: 1/5
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Feb 18, 2002 20:35
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Wish mine worked
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Per all the reviews I bought one. It works on 20 meters with my perfectly matched beam. On all the other bands it reads an SWR off the scale. In other words it is useless.
Will return it to try another one. Unfortuantly , returns are not easy at RS.
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W8OB
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 25, 2002 05:49
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A REAL KEEPER
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I've had my swr/power meter for several years now. the wattmeter is very accurate and keeps pace with a bird inline all the way up to 2 meters. this unit handles the legal limit with ease. the
only problem I ever had with this unit was about 3 years ago running legal limit in a rtty
contest after about 1 hour of constant use I noticed the readings were changing and also
amp loading was changing a bit. I gave it a rest to cool down and it was as good as new.
I agree for the price this is the best kept secret in ham radio. get one you wont be sorry
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WB7QXU
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 25, 2002 03:45
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Can't beat it for the price
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I use one in my car, it is a great mobile meter, it also can handle power fine, I use a mobile amp, and It is nice to be able to monitor the SWR/PWR, it is pretty close on power out, and excellant on SWR, Really for the price it is a Well Guarded secret. Especially from Radio Shack, of all places. I have compared mine with my Drake MN2000, and MFJ Differental T tunner, and a Heathkit HM102. and Diawa meters. IT is faily close. so if your just monitoring something it is great, Not good as a Test meter. but great for tunning up with.
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N0AH
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 24, 2002 23:54
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It is about time credit due!!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have three of these units (part#21-534) and sent one to VU2WAP. These are the best kept secret in ham radio- I've tried to blow them up- without success by forgetting to change meter settings etc.......They take a licking and keep on ticking- I have them set up on my main rig, and use them to measure power dumped by my 4 SQR arrays off Comtek power dump ports- Very pleased with their performance and durability-
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W4WVW
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 24, 2002 22:21
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Good meter, good value
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I am sure there are better meters available, but more expensive is not always better. This one does everything I require in my 100 watt or less shack, but I feel sure it would be capable of handling higher power requirements. It has always been accurate as far as I can tell as compared to the SWR meter in my Tentec rig and also the SWR/Power meter in my MFJ tuner before it crapped out. Several times I have heard people on the air say the RS meter compares favorably to the accuracy of their Bird meter. I think it is a great value in a meter for those of us who don't have that megabuck station. BTW, I found mine at a hamfest for $15 new in the box so I like it all the better.
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