ok jim, there is a web site hampod.com and if you send a e-mail to 
[log in to unmask] and ask about the talking power meter i am sure that 
rob will give you all the info you need.  the ldg unit is not very 
accurate, i had one and they claimed that it would handle a kw on 6 
meters so i ran 1 kw through it and it went up in smoke.  when i 
contacted the company, the guys wife was very nice but the guy was a 
real jerk.  he told me that it would not handle a kw on 6 meters so i 
asked him why they advertised that it would and his answer was that 
they really didn't expect anyone to run a kw through it on 6 
meters.  i thought that was a pretty poor excuse.  i found that the 
ldg was only accurate around its mid frequency range and as you move 
away in either direction that it lost its accuracy.  anyway jim, talk 
to rob and get the scoop on the talking wattmeter.  take care, c u 73 mike



At 11:52 PM 6/10/2012, you wrote:
>Hi Mike, thanks for the info on this.  I've never heard of
>hampod.  Is that a store or website? How soon do you think they
>will be marketing the new talking watt meter? I was planning to
>call the place in N.J.  I think it was that sells the old one to
>see if they have any in their discontinued stock which their site
>indicates they do.  But if the new meter might be better then I
>will wait.  Would like more details on this if possible.  Thanks,
>Jim WA6EKS
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>From: Mike Cozzolino <[log in to unmask]
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Date sent: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 20:11:20 -0700
>Subject: Re: Talking watt meter?
>
>hello jim, i don't think the tw1 is available but hampod the
>manufacturer of the k3 reader is planning on producing a talking
>wattmeter.  so if you can't locate a tw1 then maybe the hampod
>unit
>will work for you.  take care, c u mike
>
>
>
>At 03:50 PM 6/10/2012, you wrote:
>Hi listers, does anyone know if the following talking watt meter
>is still manufactured and if so what the cost is? Thank you, Jim
>WA6EKS
>   TW-1 Talking Wattmeter
>
>
>LDG Electronics
>1445 Parran Road, PO Box 48 St.  Leonard MD 20685-2903 USA
>Phone: 410-586-2177
>Fax: 410-586-8475
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>wwwddldgelectronics.com
>    LDG TW-1 Talking Wattmeter