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Tomcatinva
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Post Number: 15
Registered: 11-2003
Posted on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 12:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Has anybody ever heard of these meters and if so what is your opinion of it and is it worth $50?
Thanks,
TomCat in VA CEF217

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Bulldog369
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Post Number: 48
Registered: 2-2004
Posted on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 1:55 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

yes i have heard of them...never got one cause i dont know if i would trust a digital meter....i am always partail to the needle meters...for 50 bucks i would try it.. if it dont work you can always try to sell it to someone else.
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Barefoot
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Post Number: 348
Registered: 11-2001
Posted on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 4:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I have one. Works great!
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Bigbob
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Post Number: 1676
Registered: 12-2001
Posted on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 8:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I've got the limited edition radio shack digital meter that cost me 100$.Bigbob
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Tomcatinva
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Post Number: 16
Registered: 11-2003
Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 12:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks for the input. Barefoot, what are the dimensions of it?
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Sparkomatic
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Post Number: 258
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 1:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I think that is the digital meter that reads SWR directly.....no reflected watts to calculate. If your amp's PEP is less than 500, great!
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Jon666
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Username: Jon666

Post Number: 109
Registered: 11-2003
Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 2:04 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

wish i could fine one.
no luck yet
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Bigbob
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Post Number: 1689
Registered: 12-2001
Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 6:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Mine measures foward power to 2000 watts,swr 999 to 1,peak/average power,remote sender,probably the very best thing tandy ever made,it was to good or r shacks rep had suffered to much by the time they brought it out,never became popular.
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Pp1616
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Post Number: 34
Registered: 2-2004
Posted on Friday, March 05, 2004 - 11:07 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

i would love to get my hands on one =)