At present I am using a RFA P-2000 but I also sometimes use a LDG tw-1 and I seldom check reflected power and I could use a a meter without it. I am very interested in the one you are talking of building. -----Original Message----- From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Trevor Dawson Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2013 6:33 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Talking SWR/Watt Meter Question Hi Rob, Your suggested forward power readings and SWR would be fine. Reflected Power interesting, but without that reading is just fine. Any talking SWR for HF is better than what I have now. Trevor. VK6YJ -----Original Message----- From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rob Sent: Saturday, 28 December 2013 4:53 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Talking SWR/Watt Meter Question Hi Guys As some of you know, I build the HamPod which is fundamentally a box with a 16 button keypad and provides an accessible speech interface to various pieces of radio gear. One project that has been continuously pushed aside by requests for additional HamPod support has been to build a talking SWR/Watt meter. The HamPod currently has support for the Elecraft W2 and the Array Solutions Power Master 2 meters but those are primarily options for those who already own one of those meters or a HamPod. For this new meter, I want to build a stand alone device much like the out of production LDG TW-1 but with better accuracy and using separate couplers. I will also provide an audio tome tuning function. There are a couple optional paths to pursue here. The first is to design and build a meter from scratch which will require the most time. Second is to leverage a meter already in production that I can make accessible. This is my preferred choice as it will be much quicker to develop but of course will in crease the cost to some extent. I've started exploring development with an existing meter and have a question I'd like to pose to the group for your feedback. I'd like to know if you require the need to know reflected power. As it is now with this current meter, I can provide peak forward power, average forward power, and SWR. You can determine reflected power given forward power and SWR but the question is, just how important is it for you to be able to directly read reflected power? Do you currently make use of this reading with your current meter? I would like to know the consensus before I invest more time into that aspect at this point. Thanks, Rob K6DQ