[Elecraft] W2 Rev 0.91 and A/P

[Brian Broggie]

Excellent question, Richard!  (So good I had to share it with the whole 
Reflector!)

Using the "M"/"m" command toggles between Average and PEP as displayed 
by the front panel LED's.  The "N"/"n" command does the same to the 
numbers that are sent out the Serial Port in response to a "F"/"f" 
(Forward Power) command.  While you could sit there using the Elecraft 
W2 Utility to stand on the "F" key and watch the text values of the 
Forward Power scroll down the screen, you really need some kind of 
program that can take the text data and display it graphically. Sooooooo...

Within a week or so we will be releasing the PC VisualBasic side of the 
W2 Watt Meter.  This program will send a continuous stream of "F" 
commands to the W2, and display the Forward Power on a bargraph much 
like the W2.  With this, you could set both LED's and Serial Data to the 
same mode (Average or PEP), or have them different and compare the 
visual results.

Stay tuned!

Brian, W6FVI
W2 Firmware Engineer
Elecraft, Inc.



HB9ANM wrote:
> Hi again, Brian!
>
> I have to correct one thing I wrote previously about Average/PEP reading.
> It does make a difference... But what I do not undestand is the 
> difference
> between M -> display of forward power LED's
> and N -> value of power serial data.
> Which is the best combination of these two for PEP display?
>
> 73
> Richard - HB9ANM
>
>