[HomeBrew] Tentec 1202 & Daiwa 801(was HF/VHF Antenna Tuner...)

Wed, 23 Jan 2002 18:16:29 +0000

Ok. I've narrowed it down to two options for the wattmeter part. And I need 
your expert (no flattery intended) advice/suggestions/comments on what to go 
with finally.

Option 1: Ten-Tec 1202 wattmeter kit , HF+VHF 200W, $65.
Option 2: Daiwa CN-801, HF+VHF, 2KW, $135.

The difference (besides price) is that the tentec is rated 200W and the 
daiwa is 2KW.
What I would like to know is, if (in future maybe) I have a linear amplifier 
like 1 or 1.5KW, do I really need a 2KW rated meter or even a 200W meter 
should do equally good with the POWER TURNED DOWN while tuning the antenna 
and then disconnecting the meter at full power. Does this sound practical ? 
Would this method give same results as connecting a 2KW meter in the first 
place ?

Also, which one would serve me better in terms of reliability and accuracy.

Appreciate your help.
Thanks and 73s,
Percy KC0GVT.

----- Original Message -----
From: Percy Mistry <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 1:05 AM
Subject: [HomeBrew] HF/VHF Antenna Tuner and SWR meter

 > Hi,
 > I want to build an HF + VHF/UHF (VHF at the least if not UHF) antenna
tuner
 > (with SWR meter). Does anyone know of a good schematic/design. Will
 > appreciate any pointers in the right direction.
 >
 > Thanks
 > 73,
 > Percy KC0GVT.
 >
 >

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