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That is absolutely right Don. I was playing with it several different
see it jump when you got it "dialed in". The output of the power meter
and was able to "peak" the setting looking at that. Worked great. Once
> Dave,
>
> That is an excellent method of achieving a 1:1 SWR with an unknown (or
> questionable) dummy load. Thanks for the reminder. Just be aware that
> the SWR=1 condition is frequency sensitive - the tuner must be retuned
> if the frequency or band is changed.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> David Wilburn wrote:
>> If all else is well, then consider how you are measuring it. As Don
>> has pointed out before, the internal power meter expects a 50 ohm
>> load. After trying several configuration that showed 6w on 10m, I
>> checked the dummy loads. All three were showing 1.2 swr with an
>> analyzer. I then connected to my MFJ-949E with internal dummy load,
>> and I connected so that the manual controls were in line, and adjusted
>> for minimum SWR while hitting the tune button. When I did this and
>> used the internal power meter, it showed 12w.
>>
>> None of my measurement setups were perfect, I was mainly looking at
>> the spread of the readings. But when I used the setup described
>> above, all my readings, on all bands, were above 12w. When read with
>> external power meters, they fluctuated quite a bit more.
>>
>> David Wilburn
>>
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>>
>> William M. Spaulding, SR wrote:
>>> Folks,
>>>
>>> I'm having a real struggle getting 6 to 7 WATTS on 28 Mhz while all
>>> other all other bands come up with a number well in excess of 10 Watts.
>>>
>>> Has anyone experienced this problem and was able to solve it? I'm
>>> suspecting low pass filters that are not coordinated to the 10 Meters
>>> Caps, if you can get my drift. I can't come up with a reason for
>>> this. In fact, it may make 10 Meters useless for some modes.
>>>
>>> Help?
>>>
>>> Bill
>>> NA7Y
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