Hi Mike;
I didn't think that an external box could give s meter readings either but I saw a number of posts requesting it and I guess if it were easily possible it wouldn't be a bad thing but when I saw the original messages I wasn't certain how it would work either.
I'm replying on a newer notetaker so hope this doesn't come through as garbage.
Richard


----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Cozzolino <[log in to unmask]>
To:  [log in to unmask]
Date: Monday, Nov 7, 2011 09:45:44 PM
Subject: Re: talking meters

>
>
> hello richard, i don't understand an s meter on a wattmeter???  s 
> meters belong on a rcvr, not on a wattmeter.  maybe i don't 
> understand what is ment when you say s meter??  please get back and 
> clarify this point.  thanks, c u 73 mike
> 
> 
> 
> At 01:49 PM 11/7/2011, you wrote:
> >Hi;
> >This is a rather interesting topic in that the tw1 and 2 are history.  I
> >think one first needs to decide if someone is making something for sale
> >to the general public or primarily blind operators.  Secondly, the more
> >features you add the higher the price.  Wonder what folks are willing to
> >spend?
> >Personally I think you need to include a visual meter or perhaps find a
> >existing meter that does what is wanted and investigate adding speech
> >and a tone.  I would like a remote sensor.  That the fact that the coax
> >has to come to the tw1 is annoying and sometimes inconvenient.  The
> >previous cw meter had a sensor that could be put in line and the sensor
> >connected to the "meter"  with a nice thin easy to handle cable.
> >I think that most people who use hf at least occasionally use 2 meters
> >so something that had a sensor for both 2 meters, 440 maybe 220, as well
> >as hf would be nice.  I also agree that staying with 13.00 volts dc
> >would be good.  Hadn't thought about batteries but that could be a novel
> >affordable option.
> >As for other things such as a frequency counter s meter etc. those
> >things tend to drive up the price and although interesting I could
> >sacrifice them in the interest of cost.  An antenna analyzer would also
> >be a great thing but it may make the box unaffordable.  Does one save
> >money by modifying an existing meter as opposed to starting from ground
> >zero?
> >
> >--
> >richard