Alan,

What Icom is that and what amp are you using?

Phil.






----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2013 6:43 AM
Subject: Playing with my Power Master 2


> Good morning all,
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> Being somewhat bored at 5:30 in the morning here, I decided to check my
> dummy load's SWR.  I increased the drive of my Icom to about 150 watts on 
> 40
> meters, and read the forward and reflected power of my dummy load and the
> cable connected to it with my Power Master 2.  My forward power read 4872
> watts, and my reflected power read a whopping 3 watts, Hi.  I could never
> measure forward and reflected power that accurately with a TW-1.  First of
> all, the TW-1 only reads up to 2000 watts, and I was putting out more than
> twice that figure.  Now that I have confirmed that my dummy load has a 
> super
> SWR, I can try to find something else to do with my boredom, Hi.
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> 73
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> Alan R. Downing
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> Phoenix, AZ
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