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I have to agree, Redfox. Lot of guys here are short on patience and have forgotten what it is to be new to the hobby. On the other hand, there are some very knowledgeable fellas here willing to help.

The only way to accurately measure power is into a dummy load rather than an antenna. That said, my guess is your friend’s SX200 is giving a relatively close reading if the SWR is decent.

Keep this in mind. It takes a fourfold increase in power to result in a one S unit increase on others’ radios. For example, if a radio is putting out 3 watts, it would take 12 watts to go up one S unit. Hence, the 3 watt difference between 25 and 28 is undetectable on the receiving person’s radio.

With all that said, I can still understand your disappointment in your new radio putting out 11 watts when promised 28. But I would seek out another meter to measure it with. The tech who performed the work likely used a Bird meter and they are very reliable. And expensive.

Hope that helps.

<blockquote data-quote="Riverman" data-source="post: 719582" data-attributes="member: 38751">I have to agree, Redfox.&nbsp; Lot of guys here are short on patience and have forgotten what it is to be new to the hobby. On the other hand, there are some very knowledgeable fellas here willing to help.The only way to accurately measure power is into a dummy load rather than an antenna. That said, my guess is your friend’s SX200 is giving a relatively close reading if the SWR is decent.Keep this in mind. It takes a fourfold increase in power to result in a one S unit increase on others’ radios. For example, if a radio is putting out 3 watts, it would take 12 watts to go up one S unit.&nbsp; Hence, the 3 watt difference between 25 and 28 is undetectable on the receiving person’s radio.With all that said, I can still understand your disappointment in your new radio putting out 11 watts when promised 28. But I would seek out another meter to measure it with. The tech who performed the work likely used a Bird meter and they are very reliable. And expensive. Hope that helps.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Riverman, post: 719582, member: 38751"] I have to agree, Redfox. Lot of guys here are short on patience and have forgotten what it is to be new to the hobby. On the other hand, there are some very knowledgeable fellas here willing to help. The only way to accurately measure power is into a dummy load rather than an antenna. That said, my guess is your friend’s SX200 is giving a relatively close reading if the SWR is decent. Keep this in mind. It takes a fourfold increase in power to result in a one S unit increase on others’ radios. For example, if a radio is putting out 3 watts, it would take 12 watts to go up one S unit. Hence, the 3 watt difference between 25 and 28 is undetectable on the receiving person’s radio. With all that said, I can still understand your disappointment in your new radio putting out 11 watts when promised 28. But I would seek out another meter to measure it with. The tech who performed the work likely used a Bird meter and they are very reliable. And expensive. Hope that helps. [/QUOTE]

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