contrast. You get one line for power and one for SWR. You can also
change that to be FWD and REF power if you want. You also get a LOT
information as well. If you're willing to hook it up to a computer you
> It looks like the W2 is well on its way, but I just wanted to
> present my case why I can't buy one. The display is just not presented
> accurately enough for me. It takes a computer link to present the info
> in detail and thats not what I envision doing. It seems that the info
> is there in the box almost down to the watt, but you can't be sure what
> your power is squinting at a bar graph to tell you that you are
> somewhere within 100 watts of your target. To my way of thinking it's
> only relative info. Not good for me.
>
> Here's what I would think would be a KILLER that I would buy in a
> minute. I would like to see two windows of 7-segment GREEN LEDS.
> (Thats 4 characters XXXX) to display the forward power and another
> window to display the SWR. (X.XX) These LEDs would be large enough to
> read across the room. I would then buy two directional couplers. A low
> power at 200 watts is more than enough for the input side of the QRO AMP
> and another for the output side at 2500 watts. That way both sides of
> the AMP can be monitored with just one press of the sensor switch.
> But, thats something you can already do with the current configuration.
>
> The real deal is observing the actual power out of the amp and SWR.
> The current bar graph would supplement these windows and provide and
> easy way to see the trends while tuning. There are other units out
> there that are, perhaps, more accurate and even present FREQ readouts,
> but the main problem with these is all the info is cluttered on one
> screen which is hard to decipher. I like the W2 format but, it just
> needs to be taken to another level. LEDs would really standout and
> should be able to present the info as accurate as the computer.
>
> Thanks ELECRAFT and I hope it continues to keep getting better.
>
> 73 Tony K2ZLS
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