that would be the chip in the meter not reading things right.
When the swr is high, you can get really wonky power readings...when my swr 
is at say 25 to 1, my transmitter is apparently putting out 257 watts...
once you get the swr into the acceptable range, below say 4 to 1, the meter 
will become far more accurate regarding the forward power, and it'll be dead 
on, or at least within 5 per cent each way, when the swr is 1 to 1.
the LDG tw1 is particularly bad for giving rediculous readings of forward 
power when the swr is high.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mark Torgerson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 4:50 PM
Subject: SWR's And Power


> Hi
>    I am taking a few minutes away from my college studies to look at my =
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> antenna. It is a quarter wave wire for 75 meters. Well, at least it =
> should=20
> be. Right now at the top end of the band it is running a 8.3 to one SWR. =
> At=20
> the bottom of 80 meters it is running a 3.8 SWR. What puzzles me is that =
> as=20
> the SWR goes down the forward power is also going down. What is going on =
>
> here?
>     On another thought. I am sure people will wonder why I didn't put =
> up a=20
> dipole. Well, to keep the antenna on the property, I had to put an =
> insulator=20
> part way down the quarter wave wire and bend it in a horizontal L. So =
> you=20
> can imagine what a dipole would look like. Hi Hi.
>
> God bless,
> Mark
> =20