why would i not be able to set the needle to the swr set line? i kust hooked up my dosy to a new base staion to set the swr and it will not adjust the needle to the swr set line
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dosy TC-4002PSW meter
- Thread starter renagade
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Remember that it's a Cheap meter so don't expect it to perform like a quality SWR Wattmeter. I use them for target practice at the Gun Range & they work great for that. For about the same money you can buy a Diamond that is a far better meter. I have had a lot of the Dosy meters & all were very poor so I no longer waste my money on them other than the amunition I put through them which is not a waste & it's a lot of Fun. {:>)
i need one that goes up to 3000 watts as im running just over 1000
Every time I experience the problem is because too low of a dead key ! Turn your dead key up and then check your SWR, then you can turn your dead key back down.
A meter that can tolerate more than 2000 Watt peaks will require a few Watts of carrier just to reach the "cal" mark on the meter.
And a meter that stops at 300 Watts max might let you hit the "CAL" mark with less than a Watt of carrier power.
Hard to design a wattmeter that has more than a thousand-to-one ratio between max wattage and minimum "Cal" carrier power.
Unless this meter has a bad diode in it, you should get a proper SWR Cal setting with 3 or 4 Watts carrier.
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And a meter that stops at 300 Watts max might let you hit the "CAL" mark with less than a Watt of carrier power.
Hard to design a wattmeter that has more than a thousand-to-one ratio between max wattage and minimum "Cal" carrier power.
Unless this meter has a bad diode in it, you should get a proper SWR Cal setting with 3 or 4 Watts carrier.
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