[Elecraft] W2 Question

[Rick Bates]

The short answer is that they are both correct.  Each measures the SWR AT THAT POINT in the system. 

Rick wa6nhc

Tiny iPhone 5 keypad, typos are inevitable

> On Oct 24, 2013, at 11:00 AM, Richard Thorpe <kissov at me.com> wrote:
> 
> On a particular band I use the K3’s internal antenna tuner to tune the SWR to 1.0-1 or so it says.  I have a W2 attached inline and it reads an SWR of 1.7-1+ for the same setting.  Which is correct? can the W2 readings be adjusted/reconciled with the readings on the K3?  is there a problem?  What is the point of the W2 if its it does not reflect ( no pun intended) the correct readings?
> 
> R Thorpe K6CG
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