My SWR meter adjusts to give full scale deflection with a handheld. Done it
many times. This will please Miles as I beleive he intends to borrow my
meter.
Jerry
LTS@avnet.co.uk
http://www.avnet.co.uk/touchdown
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter J BARWICK <peter.j.barwick@hsbc.com>
Subject: Memo: Re: VSWR
>
>
> Miles,
>
> >Anyone know if it's OK to tune the antenna length (using a VSWR) with
> a handheld rather
> >than the eventual Com radio...?
>
> Absolutely OK provided it expects to operate into the same load
> impedance - usually 50 ohms - and the handheld produces sufficient
> output to provide full scale deflection of forward power on the VSWR
> meter. In fact, you should always try to use the minimum amount of
> power needed to produce full scale deflection to avoid swamping the
> electronics inside the meter.
>
> Regards,
> Peter Barwick
>
>
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