Yeah, shame it doesn't work for 6 meters, and I'm not sure about its accuracy below 5 watts. But I love mine and will never get rid of it. 
--
Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY



On Jun 12, 2012, at 5:49 PM, Ed Malmgren <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> It's too bad that they quit making the R F Applications  P 2000 C W watt/swr 
> meter which I think is the very best one everr built for the blind.  They 
> are fool proof and work flawlessly for tuning and reading power and swr.  I 
> have had one for years and not a bit of problem.  73
> Ed   K7UC
> 
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Michael Ryan" <[log in to unmask]
> COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 1:30 PM
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Fwd: Re_talking Watt Meter
> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> Begin forwarded message:
>> 
>>> From: Michael Ryan <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Date: 12 June, 2012 4:53:25 PM NDT
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re_talking Watt Meter
>>> 
>>> Hi All:
>>> 
>>> I don't know why with all the accessibility groups out there a cross rig 
>>> talking watt meter can't be produced.
>>> I'm sure that most of the manufacturers would allow their codes to be 
>>> used for a price. This still shouldn't push the meter out of our reach. 
>>> IE: I paid 189 for my TW-1 back in 2004. Not allot of money for the 
>>> benefits it still brings to my station.
>>> So if a new meter could be produced for the same price point, it would be 
>>> a good thing. Instead we got Kenwood, Icomm and Elecraft doing their own 
>>> thing and then there's Yaesu or Tentec who don't provide any 
>>> accessibility or its placed in the low end rig as in the case of the 
>>> FT-450.
>>> With all the new rigs hitting the markets its a shame that not much 
>>> attention is given to accessibility.
>>> Hek, with computer control as advanced as it is, I don't know why a Ham 
>>> Software vender hasn't released a cross rig complete blind friendly 
>>> accessibility tool, one that could give us the complete menus, an all of 
>>> the other parameters that the sighted hams have.
>>> I think the closest thing was HRD and TX-manager but even they required 
>>> some work arounds. LOL
>>> 
>>> 73:
>>> 
>>> Michael De VO1AX
>>> 
>>> 
>>>