Hi second comment on this power meter, yes I agree with the previous comments in regards to more features, I hope as it matures we see some other features opened up in FW,
BUT as far as an accurate meter with the ability to read Milli watt power levels, I doubt very much anything out there to compete,
you can set Mic & CMP levels just by pressing the PTT, too much CMP it will read the modulated ptt break,
extremely accurate down to 500mw,
check out how many top digital meters will measure that little RF,
PM II 10W, WN2 2W, LP series 8w,
expensive ? Yes, worth it ? Yes
a major item in a Ham shack is a decent power vswr meter,
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Earlier 5-star review posted by VK4SX on 2016-01-05
ok short quick look at the new Microham SMΩRF Vector Signal meter, this is a first look, as this is an extremely Deep piece of test equipment, I have only scratched the surface in setting up today, it is a very very exciting, accurate meter, at home in a Lab as well as a ham shack, the many measurement functions add another dimension to the word Measurement?
first Remote sensor orientated piece of test equipment that I have had, that very accurately measure 0.01 of one Watt, 2w, 5w etc
I used my #7XXXX K3 & ELAD FDM DUO with SMORF set to 1W scale and measured 0.01w thru 1w, then changed to 5w scale, and set K3 to 5w, PERFECT, this will be a boon to QRP or QRO stations, the sensitivity and ability to measure low power accurately is fantastic, with High Gain LDMOS amps becoming more popular, this meter is a must, NO more minimum power setting (5/10w) to get a VSWR reading, that alone is a bonus,
scales are 1W,2W,5W,10W,20W,50W,100W,200W,500W,1000W,5000W
you will need a week solid to soak up all features,has AUTO OFF after inactivity, runs extremely cool (VK) Is as BIG as my K3, but not quite as deep,have not tested LAN operation as yet, has PSK31 MOD/IMD screen, and a whole host of other stuff to much to mention here,
I will revisit this review when I learn some more about it,
SMORF supplied in Australia by RFsolutions QLD Australia, Tnxs Carsten & Mona
cheers
Dennis vk4sx
PS
encoding is removing the Omega symbol in the name, so have replaced with O, SMORF
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