[Elecraft] KPA100 tools

Don Wilhelm w3fpr at embarqmail.com
Mon Mar 21 18:15:34 EDT 2016


LS,

The KPA100 wattmeter calibration will be as accurate as the accuracy of 
the external wattmeter used.
The real question is -- How much can you trust your wattmeter at the 20 
watt and 100 watt levels?

73,
Don W3FPR

On 3/21/2016 5:03 PM, lstavenhagen wrote:
> Ok thanks Don. That reminds me, my dummy load is eons old, so I should check
> and see if it's still 50 ohms. And I believe my DMM has a 10amp setting that
> may work for the bias setting, but I'll check. Also I have a very old MFJ
> manual ant. tuner with an analogue wattmeter in it (assuming it still
> works). Will that be sufficient for the items requiring a wattmeter or will
> I need something more precise than that?
>
> Thank you,
> LS
> W5QD.
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