[AMRadio] Re: MFJ-815B Watt-Meter with AM

[D. Chester]

Why not just use a plain old thermocouple rf ammeter?  I have never seen two 
"ham radio quality" rf output meters that read anywhere near the same.  I 
have an old Mirage, but I use it mostly as a SWR indicator.  It makes a good 
relative power output meter, but on some bands it indicates over 90% 
efficiency in the final, into a 50-ohm dummy load.  I know the transmitter 
couldn't be that efficient, so I take its readings with a grain of salt.  I 
trust the reading I get with my rf ammeter.

Don k4kyv