[[ETO_Alpha] Alpha 99 Meter Accuracy?]

Mon, 11 Mar 2002 14:42:07 -0600

Barry,
   Mine seems to track with my Autek WM-1 pretty well, but I've not put m=
y
Bird in line yet to confirm (last time I checked the Autek it was very cl=
ose
to the Bird).  Unfortunately, I only have a 1 KW slug.  =

   On a related note, after looking everywhere for a good, digital active=

SWR/power meter with a bargraph display and finding none*, I wrote a prod=
uct
suggestion to Alpha to repackage their meter from the Alpha 99 with a 200=
W and
a 20W scale.  =

   *Note: By "good" I mean usable for those of us with tuners who need to=
 tune
for lowest SWR in a hurry - decoding computed SWR numbers is not the righ=
t
tool for that job.  Rather, a bargraph type of display like the '99 has i=
s a
much better tool, but needs to have the low power scales for tuner tuning=
!

   73,  Duane

"Barry N1EU" <[email protected]> wrote:
I was wondering if anyone has checked their Alpha 99 output power meter =

accuracy against a Bird or other known accurate indicator?  I once talked=
 =

briefly with the tech at Alpha and came away with the impression that the=
 =

Alpha meter should be fairly accurate, but was curious if anyone has =

actually done a meter comparison from mid-full scale on the various bands=
?

Tnx/73,
Barry  N1EU

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Duane Calvin, AC5AA
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