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David W Wood <[log in to unmask]>
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Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 20 Dec 2003 11:23:09 +0000
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Why should it make a difference?
Surely it is the rating of the meter which is the key factor?

With my old Heath Kit power and SWR meter I could tune in either
function.

Happy Christmas (where appropriate) to all on the list

73 de Dave - G3YXX

In message <[log in to unmask]>, shawn klein
<[log in to unmask]> writes
>Hmm, interesting. never thought that would make a
>difference. I always tuned it up on forward anyway.
>This thing has a big on-off switch on the side, a knob
>for the power setting, turn it to the right, and u get
>a higher tone for the power u put in, and it just had
>1 other switch for forward and reflected power.
>I always wished it had a volume control too. It's
>pretty loud when you're trying to be quiet in the
>middle of the night, lol.
>--- Howard Kaufman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Put the tuning aid across a watt meter rather than a
>> swr meter.  The 160
>> sensitivity problem disappears.
>
>
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--
David W Wood

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