A tone on the SWR would be used to adjust a tuner.  Remember, most of us 
said we did not need reflected power.

Howard #3


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 1:50 PM
Subject: Re: Talking SWR/Watt Meter Question


> Yep, would like to have pitch on forward for tuning radios and tone on
> reflected for adjusting tuners.  Hope that doesn't complicate things.
> 73
> Butch
> WA0VJR
> Node 3148
> Wallace, ks.
>
>
> On
> Tue, 31 Dec 2013, Gary Lee wrote:
>
>> Rob:
>>
>> Absolute reflected power means nothing to me.
>> However, could the pitch be switched from forward to reflected? that 
>> would
>> be perfect.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Rob" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2013 3:53 AM
>> 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
>>
>>