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I have went round and round with people and even had to explain this to a few fellow Ham operators!! The biggest argument was "Well my meter does have a power cord!!!" Then I have to explain that 9 tmes out of 10 that power cord is strictly for the light the meter may have in it for night viewing and this is not to power the circuit as the meter does not have a true active peak reading circuit!!

If it was a True Active Peak Reading Meter the instructions would tell you and so would the price!! That argument usually came after the first common argument of "Well my meter is a peak reading meter it says so and has the switch marked on the front!!" Then I have to explain that switch is there for (METER MOVEMENT) The switch changes the speed of the meter movement usually with a capacitor so you can atleast get a close to accurate reading when on Sideband since SSB is audio driven without the peak option you would never be able to catch even your Average (AVG) power measurement as the meter would be jumping up and down freely at 100 MPH.

After this is when the power cord argument comes into play in most cases. No sense these people get pi$$y with me for being the fella to tell them the truth that their $200.00 Dosy DOES NOT HAVE A TRUE PEAK READING CIRCUIT!! Most MFJ Meters just like mant other don't but they are becoming more common and affordable to obtain a meter with (True Active Peak Reading Circuit) as I said the advertisement will tell you along with the owners manual or instruction paperwork.

Most True Peak Reading Meters will say right on the front . Also as mentioned they have to be powered by external power source or batteries as one of mine takes 12 volt power source or an internal 9 volt battery. I can modify the Radio Shack meters with a Capacitor that helps a ton as far as peak reading and they are not to far off but that's to be expected as they DO NOT HAVE A POWERED True Peak Reading Circuit but those little 2000 Watt Radio Shack Meters are more accurate then the other junk that's out there as far as TRUE HONEST AVERAGE OUTPUT POWER.

I have 6 or 7 of the older slant face ones and 1 of the newer plastic flat faced ones Ive done the mod to. Again as far as the PEAK mod I do its obviously not 100% accurate but doesn't lie and show you way more then what your actually doing but shows a decent reading amount above the typical average what your doing so basically better swing readings but again just a better4 reading of your average swing so to speak.

<blockquote data-quote="TonyV225" data-source="post: 515516" data-attributes="member: 171">I have went round and round with people and even had to explain this to a few fellow Ham operators!! The biggest argument was &quot;Well my meter does have a power cord!!!&quot; Then I have to explain that 9 tmes out of 10 that power cord is strictly for the light the meter may have in it for night viewing and this is not to power the circuit as the meter does not have a true active peak reading circuit!!&nbsp;If it was a True Active Peak Reading Meter the instructions would tell you and so would the price!! That argument usually came after the first common argument of &quot;Well my meter is a peak reading meter it says so and has the switch marked on the front!!&quot; Then I have to explain that switch is there for (METER MOVEMENT) The switch changes the speed of the meter movement usually with a capacitor so you can atleast get a close to accurate reading when on Sideband since SSB is audio driven without the peak option you would never be able to catch even your Average (AVG) power measurement as the meter would be jumping up and down freely at 100 MPH.After this is when the power cord argument comes into play in most cases. No sense these people get pi$$y with me for being the fella to tell them the truth that their $200.00 Dosy DOES NOT HAVE A TRUE PEAK READING CIRCUIT!! Most MFJ Meters just like mant other don&#039;t but they are becoming more common and affordable to obtain a meter with (True Active Peak Reading Circuit) as I said the advertisement will tell you along with the owners&nbsp; manual or instruction paperwork.Most True Peak Reading Meters will say right on the front . Also as mentioned they have to be powered by external power source or batteries as one of mine takes 12 volt power source or an internal 9 volt battery. I can modify the Radio Shack meters with a Capacitor that helps a ton as far as peak reading and they are not to far&nbsp; off but that&#039;s to be expected as they DO NOT HAVE A POWERED True Peak Reading Circuit but those little 2000 Watt Radio Shack Meters are more accurate then the other junk that&#039;s out there as far as TRUE HONEST AVERAGE OUTPUT POWER.I have 6 or 7 of the older slant face ones and 1 of the newer plastic flat faced ones Ive done the mod to. Again as far as the PEAK mod I do its obviously not 100% accurate but doesn&#039;t lie and show you way more then what your actually doing but shows a decent reading amount above the typical average what your doing so basically better swing readings but again just a better4 reading of your average swing so to speak.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TonyV225, post: 515516, member: 171"] I have went round and round with people and even had to explain this to a few fellow Ham operators!! The biggest argument was "Well my meter does have a power cord!!!" Then I have to explain that 9 tmes out of 10 that power cord is strictly for the light the meter may have in it for night viewing and this is not to power the circuit as the meter does not have a true active peak reading circuit!! If it was a True Active Peak Reading Meter the instructions would tell you and so would the price!! That argument usually came after the first common argument of "Well my meter is a peak reading meter it says so and has the switch marked on the front!!" Then I have to explain that switch is there for (METER MOVEMENT) The switch changes the speed of the meter movement usually with a capacitor so you can atleast get a close to accurate reading when on Sideband since SSB is audio driven without the peak option you would never be able to catch even your Average (AVG) power measurement as the meter would be jumping up and down freely at 100 MPH. After this is when the power cord argument comes into play in most cases. No sense these people get pi$$y with me for being the fella to tell them the truth that their $200.00 Dosy DOES NOT HAVE A TRUE PEAK READING CIRCUIT!! Most MFJ Meters just like mant other don't but they are becoming more common and affordable to obtain a meter with (True Active Peak Reading Circuit) as I said the advertisement will tell you along with the owners manual or instruction paperwork. Most True Peak Reading Meters will say right on the front . Also as mentioned they have to be powered by external power source or batteries as one of mine takes 12 volt power source or an internal 9 volt battery. I can modify the Radio Shack meters with a Capacitor that helps a ton as far as peak reading and they are not to far off but that's to be expected as they DO NOT HAVE A POWERED True Peak Reading Circuit but those little 2000 Watt Radio Shack Meters are more accurate then the other junk that's out there as far as TRUE HONEST AVERAGE OUTPUT POWER. I have 6 or 7 of the older slant face ones and 1 of the newer plastic flat faced ones Ive done the mod to. Again as far as the PEAK mod I do its obviously not 100% accurate but doesn't lie and show you way more then what your actually doing but shows a decent reading amount above the typical average what your doing so basically better swing readings but again just a better4 reading of your average swing so to speak. [/QUOTE]

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