[Heathkit] SB200 SWR Meter

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 25 Oct 2022 at 19:33, manualman at juno.com wrote:

> I've never found the SWR position on the SB-200 to be accurate so I never
> use it. Forward power is OK  when just tuning for maximum power.
> Diode anode connection on each sensing wire is critical and they must be
> an identical dimension connection from each end. 
> I had one SB-200 years ago which, for whatever reason, one of the sense
> wires was about 1/4 inch shorter then the other one. I replaced both
> sense wires with two of equal length but didn't make much difference in
> SWR reading. Also, the relay contacts can add a bump in the SWR reading.
> 
> Pete, wa2cwa

I own two SB-200s, and I am 100% with Pete on this issue. I never use the SWR function in 
mine either.

Ken W7EKB