Tom,

No problem,  don't be embarrassed about this.  I'm sure there is lot's 
of other stuff in your life to be embarrassed about.

No need to change bands on the TW-1.  As has been discussed here before, 
they are what they are and are better than nothing.    I would be 
curious later to here what the TW-2 shows when set to the correct band. 
    Mine isn't currently in line, so I can't do a check  here to see 
what the difference is  when set to the wrong band.

73, Steve KW3A

	


On 5/12/2014 12:46 PM, Tom Behler wrote:
> Steve:
>
> Well, I'm embarrassed to say I didn't know this, and will do the TW2 band
> change to 440 the next time I'm out at the RV.
>
> Am I correct in that there is no band change for the TW1 HF watt meter?
>
> I tried your procedure on that one, and couldn't find any band change
> options.
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Steve Forst
> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 11:51 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Strange Forward Power Reading with LDG TW2
>
> Tom,
>
> You need to set to the proper band on the TW-2.  Your choices are: 50, 144,
> 220, and 440.
>
> To hear the currently selected band spoken do a quick press and release of
> the  FWD and SWR
>    buttons at the same time.  To change band do a longer press of these
> buttons and you will hear a tone followed by the newly selected band.
> Repeat as needed to get to the band you want.
>
> The manual says being on the wrong band will give you a reading, but not
> accurate.
>
> 73, Steve KW3A
> On 5/12/2014 11:31 AM, Tom Behler wrote:
>> Steve:
>>
>> I didn't know you could do that, or had to do that with the TW2 when
>> switching from VHF to UHF.
>>
>> Can you tell me how?
>>
>> I guess I'm used to the TW1, where you don't need to change the meter
>> for any HF bands, at least as far as I know.
>>
>> Regarding the minor 20-meter issue with the DXCC, I'm thinking of
>> doing exactly what you suggest, although I do like the fact that
>> currently, the antenna is clearly tuned for the phone portion of 20.
>>
>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Steve Forst
>> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 11:23 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Strange Forward Power Reading with LDG TW2
>>
>> Tom,
>>
>> Did you change the meter from the 2 meter band  to   440?
>>
>> As for the 20 meter SWR on the DXCC, if I'm not mistaken, it has
>> separate parallel dipoles for 10 and 20 meters.    If so, you should be
>> able to adjust the 20 meter section pretty easy with little or no
>> change to other bands.
>>
>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>
>> On 5/12/2014 11:14 AM, Tom Behler wrote:
>>> Hi, all.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Well, this past week-end, I made much progress on getting my antennas
>>> set up for the new trailer out at our camp site.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> My new Alpha Delta DXCC HF antenna is up at a height of about 30
>>> feet, and seems to play fairly well with my TS480 on 10, 15, 20, and
>>> 40 meters.  The SWR's are all within the tuning range for the TS480's
>>> auto tuner, which is encouraging.  I am slightly concerned about the
>>> 3 to 1 SWR that I get at the very bottom of 20 meters, so may try to
>>> address that at some point.  It should be kept in mind, though, that
>>> the DXCC is only 82 feet long, and is a compromise multi-band dipole
>>> antenna.  As many of you know, I have one of these up at the home
>>> QTH, and
>> the results I am getting are very similar.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I also put up a dual-band antenna for VHF/UHF, which seems to be
>>> working well, with all SWR's below 2 to 1 on both bands.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I did notice something with my LDG TW2 watt meter that surprised me,
>> though.
>>> When transmitting on 2 meters with my TMV71A on the high power
>>> setting, on one of our main local 2-meter repeater frequencies, I get
>>> a 1.2 to 1 SWR, with a forward power of 45 watts, and a reflected
>>> power of .5 watts.  This is about what I would expect.  On our local
>>> 440 repeater frequency, though, I discovered something very
>>> interesting.  The TW2 gives me  a 1.1 to 1 SWR reading, but on high
>>> power I get a forward power reading of 122 watts, with a reflected
>>> power
>> of .8 watts.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Since my SWR on 440 is ok, and since my reflected power is quite low,
>>> I think I'm still ok, but can anyone explain why the TW2 forward
>>> power reading seems so far off?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Not trying to borrow trouble here. . Just trying to be sure I'm ok,
>>> and am not missing any issues with my RV setup.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
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