Hi Tom,

Definitely need the contact info for this.

Thanks/73

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Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 8:08 PM
Subject: talking swr meter


> A couple weeks ago someone put up a message concerning a talking swr meter
being
> made by Reny Simard in Canada.  I ordered one of these with both the hf
and vhf
> modules and wanted to comment on it.  The total cost including shipping
was $185
> U.S.
>
> The meter itself has no visual display.  It is a metal box with antenna
and
> transmitter connections on the ends.  It measures about 2 and 3/4 inches
long, 2
> and a quarter inches wide and 1 and 7/8 inches high.  There is also an
eighteen
> inch long cable coming from the center of the box.  This cable connects to
the
> speech synthesizer.  This is how both the hf and vhf modules look.  The tx
side
> 239 connecter is slightly flattened on ine side so you can determine which
side
> to attach which cable on.  The speech synthesizer box looks a lot like an
old
> Echo Crick or Echo PC speech synthesizer.  It is six inches long, about 3
and
> 3/4 wide and about 1 and 7/8 high.  It has an ac adapter that plugs in  to
the
> back along with the thin cable from the meter.  There is also a hole to
use a
> screw driver to adjust the volume on the back.  The front sports a power
button
> and a small light to indicate when power is on.  The hf module covers
1.8-30 mHz
> and the vhf 30-200 mHz.  It can be used with powers of up to 500w but is
> suggested to be used in the 50-120w range.  The voice has a definite
French
> accent but is clear.  Swr is announced to a single decimal place (1.3,
4.6, 2.5,
> etc.) up to ten.  At ten or higher the unit simply beeps.  I have found it
to be
> accurate and great for me as a total.  Now I can finally do some antenna
> experimenting without fear of damaging my rig.
>
> Be aware that a connecting cable is not supplied with the meter.  An
eighteen
> inch cable is suggested.  I suspect Reny would make one up on request.
>
> The meter modules are metal and the synthesizer box is plastic.
>
> Reny tells me that he is planning to manufacture a uhf module for the
meter.
> Once you have the synthesizer box all modules fit that box so buying
additional
> modules is all that is required.  The cost breaks out as $99 for the
synthesizer
> and $38 for each module with each ordering costing $10 for shipping.
>
> I very highly recommend this unit.  If you turn it on and make changes
while
> transmitting it will continually provide swr readings without the need for
> pressing any buttons.  To shut it up, either stop transmitting or turn it
off.
>
> The voice of the unit is male.
>
> Ok, I'm just jotting notes as I think of them.  Sorry this is so
disjointed.
> I've been up for about 36 hours working on anthropology interview
transcripts.
> Time to crash <g>.
>
> Tom
>
>
> Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
> web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html