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Review Summary For : DWM-2 Wattmeter by Applied Engineering Science
Reviews: 4MSRP: 895
Description:
10 milliwatt to 2KW 1 MHz to 60 MHz digital wattmeter having expansion capability to accept 4 directional couplers that re-define the operating characteristics of the wattmeter. Simultaneous display of Forward, Reflected and Peak power as well as VSWR. Analog displays for forward pwoer and VSWR also provided
Product is in production
More Info: http://aes-rf.com
# last 180 days Avg. Rating last 180 days Total reviews Avg. overall rating
0044.5
KD6CCP Rating: 2017-05-15
Simply the best. Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I was most fortunate to have found a mint DWM-2 wattmeter and matching 2k dummy load for sale. Rock soild extreamly will made top quality lab gear. I was holding out for an LP but after having this its in a different league. Sadly they no longer make these two unit but still service them. If you ever find one jump on it and lead...
WA0VY Rating: 2015-01-14
Wonderful! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I recently added the DWM-2 to my collection of equipment which includes the gold standard LP-100A. The DWM-2 is another gold standard product. It is more expensive than the LP but seems its equal in accuracy and reliability, and offers a much better display of information. While the LP display is mode-switchable, the DWM shows peak, average and reflected power, and SWR simultaneously, both in numerical format as well as emulated meters. The display is in bright, carefully selected colors which makes it much easier to read than the LP, which has a greenish, lower-def, DOS-esque look to it. The SWR alarm has a not-too-loud fire-house klaxon sound which just gets your attention without being annoying. It sounds at 3:1 which is about right.I installed 1" rubber feet on the front which brought the viewing angle up perfectly for an instrument sitting on my desktop just below the monitors.

If there was one thing I would have preferred, it would be a USB connection for a computer. The LP has one and, Hams being Hams, someone will write a potentially useful program. In the case of the LP, the available software has not proven very useful to me, but others may feel differently. Perhaps that will be coming.

For me, the wonderful high quality, higher-def display and the simultaneous provision of information was worth the extra money vs. the LP. I have no complaints about the LP and would also rate it a "5" but I plan to keep the DWM and mothball the LP.
KF4HR Rating: 2014-08-16
Video Review Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Applied Engineering Science, Inc has a couple of nice video's on their website for their DWM-2 Wattmeter. Looks to be a nice product but considering the price, the product video's left me wondering why they couldn't have just done away with the manually operated analog power range altogether and just had the unit auto-range, plus have the analog meter auto-change its ranges automatically as well. Perhaps we may see those features in the DWM-3. `
WB0PJZ Rating: 2014-04-26
Very handy, hands off instrument Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
The wattmeter has many features operators will find helpful. It simultaneously provides for measurement of forward, reflected, and peak power as well as VSWR using digital displays. In addition, there are pseudo- analog displays providing VSWR and forward power - very helpful for tuning a transmitter, power amplifier, or other device. The device is also calibrated with devices traceable to NIST. The color Graphics display makes for a very nice presentation of information. The DWM-2 comes with one directional coupler covering 1-60 MHz, and 2KW power capability.