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Bob_p
Intermediate Member
Username: Bob_p
Post Number: 223
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, August 21, 2004 - 1:45 am: | 
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I was just wondering which meter would be more accurate a new Dosy 4002 or an old PDC 700?
Thanks in advance
Bob |
Road_warrior
Junior Member
Username: Road_warrior
Post Number: 26
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, August 28, 2004 - 8:23 pm: |
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I have a PDC 600, had it for many,many years.
It's still as accurate today as it was when I first bought it. jim
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Bc910
Intermediate Member
Username: Bc910
Post Number: 126
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, August 28, 2004 - 9:31 pm: |
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I like the way the Dosy's look, but from what I have heard they are not the most accurate things around. In fact, some people I know would say that what I said was an under statement!
BC |
Bob_p
Intermediate Member
Username: Bob_p
Post Number: 277
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, August 28, 2004 - 11:45 pm: |
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BC The two Dosy's that I've had so far have both had real problems. One had a short that caused my two low powered radios to stop transmitting. The radios showed TX and meter movement, but the Dosy would go flat, and people told me I quit transmitting or was I very weak, and or breaking up. The second was reading my SWR completely off the mark. Where I have a 1.2.1 it was showing a 1.6.1 or so. Then where I have a 3.0.1 it was showing a flat or very low SWR anyway. Now they're sending me a third, and if it doesn't work I'll take any type of refund they offer. I just bought the new meter because I bought a new radio, power supply, coax and antenna. The old PDC 600 I have isn't a bad meter, a little sticky here and there but just thought a nice shiny meter would be nice with the new station.
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Bob_p
Intermediate Member
Username: Bob_p
Post Number: 278
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 12:01 am: |
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Road_warrior I read your profile and saw you have the RCI 2995DX. I wish I had bought it over the 2970DX, but hind sight is as they say 20/20. |
Teham
Intermediate Member
Username: Teham
Post Number: 124
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, May 05, 2011 - 2:51 am: |
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I have many meters. PDC 600, PDC 700, RS 3 window, Swan wm 1500. The 700 was very accurate until it fell off my shelf and I put a new movement in it. Wattage is ok but swr is way off. tony/n5jva/cef 259 |
Sitm
Intermediate Member
Username: Sitm
Post Number: 429
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, May 05, 2011 - 10:55 am: |
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Try a Diamond SX 240C.
Very accurate, but won't make you feel good all the time, but accurate. |
Dale
Senior Member
Username: Dale
Post Number: 1705
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, May 05, 2011 - 2:55 pm: |
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i agree with bob p. i had a dosy 4002 test center
with the verticle/horizonal switch box built in
and like bob the swr read really high.if it
was 1.2.1 on a pdc it was a 1.6.1 on the dosy
the average side of power didnt seem to work
at all.showed no forward swing at all.the rf power varied at each level no matter what scale i was on. imho JUNK stay away.id try dosy or astatic
dale/a.k.a.hotrod
cef426
cvc#64
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