Hello Mike and all

I entirely agree with that below.

Valve P.A.s are a lot more forgiving than solid state ones, so the power
meter compromise method should be all right if the ALC has been
previously set correctly.

73 de Dave g3yxx

In message <[log in to unmask]>, Mike Freeman
<[log in to unmask]> writes
>Ideally, one should wire a meter-reading circuit in parallel with the
>meter which monitors plate current and plate voltage etc.  However, if you
>have any sort of audible RF meter that can handle the power level, peaking
>for max output should generally work satisfactorily with the SB-220.  IIRC
>they weren't too terribly fussy.
>
>Mike Freeman <[log in to unmask]>
>Amateur Radio: < K 7 U I J >
>... Pushing 40 is exercise enough!
>
>On Mon, 14 May 2001, Fred Leader wrote:
>
>> Good evening,
>> I recently bought a Heath SB-220 to give my TS-570 a little more punch.  Now
>> the question is how does a blind ham tune the SB-220?  Does anybody use the
>> Handiham RF meter to load a tube linear?
>> I would be happy to hear any ideas for overcoming this problem.
>> Regards,
>> Fred Leader  KB3FYL
>>

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David