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Buckshot
Junior Member
Username: Buckshot
Post Number: 15
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 - 8:26 pm: | 
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can i use a dosy 3001 to get the swr reading on vhf <swr> |
Skilletlicker
Intermediate Member
Username: Skilletlicker
Post Number: 281
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, August 18, 2005 - 5:47 am: |
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i could not use a astitatic 11 meter with my two
meter rig.i got an erronus reading
skilletlicker
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Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 7340
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 12:53 am: |
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Funtimebob
Intermediate Member
Username: Funtimebob
Post Number: 192
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Monday, April 17, 2006 - 2:53 pm: |
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according to info i've read, if you can get your HF meters to calibrate, then it will probably be accurate on VHF..... |
Tech237
Moderator
Username: Tech237
Post Number: 287
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 18, 2006 - 5:54 pm: |
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In most cases to get an HF SWR meter to work on 2m you need to do some judicious re-wiring, like replacing several capacitors, making all RF carrying conductors a short as possible etc.
It can be done and several years back QST (I think) ran an article on converting several Radio Shack meters to 2m usage. |
Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 3752
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 - 7:01 am: |
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you can buy a cheep VHF meter for 30-50 bucks but i found that the JTWVUHF meter for $120 is good from 160 - 3/4 meters one meter does it all.
Now it's not the only one but i bought it because it was made for radios like my FT-100 has 2 inputs one up to 6 meters and one 2 and 3/4 meters just like the radio is set up.
Just my opinion |
