[Elecraft] Where to put the wattmeter

[David Woolley]

I'm fairly sure that (forward power) - (reverse power) gives the correct 
nett output power, before cable and antenna losses.   I'd need to review 
the maths to be sure.  Most reflected power ends up re-re-reflected, as 
additional forward power.  A high SWR will giver reflected power almost 
as high as forward power.

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David Wooley

On 13/04/2023 18:20, Bob McGraw wrote:
> Case and point.   On one of my antennas, on a frequency where the SWR is 
> high, the FWD power indicated on the external meter is 200 watts.  No 
> way the radio is producing 200 watts.  At the antenna matched frequency 
> the external meter indicates 100 watts.