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Crackshot
Member
Username: Crackshot
Post Number: 66
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Monday, November 14, 2005 - 10:06 pm: | 
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I picked up a clean 1976 palomar 500 SWR / watt meter.
It has three pots on rear. 10, 100 and 1000.
Anyone know procedure on how you calibrate these settings? |
Wildrat
Intermediate Member
Username: Wildrat
Post Number: 301
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 6:41 pm: |
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Does it have three settings on the front 10,100,1000? |
Crackshot
Member
Username: Crackshot
Post Number: 67
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 9:34 pm: |
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yes it does widrat.
I would like to see if I could get a PDF copy of manual. I think I got it dialed in.
I took readings off my rat shack meter and wrote them down. Then hooked up the Palomar meter and and only had minor adjustments on all pots.
I will still take any info I can get on this meter! Matches my Palomar 300-A perfectly!
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Wildrat
Intermediate Member
Username: Wildrat
Post Number: 306
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - 9:08 am: |
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I used to just hook my two meters inline and ck them that way, Idon'tknow about using the rat shack meter as my test unit. How accurate is it? If it's like the rat shack meter I bought eons ago it's not.
Wildrat
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Crackshot
Member
Username: Crackshot
Post Number: 68
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2005 - 6:54 am: |
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it is one of those 20/200/2000 watt/SWR meter.
has AVG/PEP switch on it.
I don't know how accurate it is.
I took AVG settings with amp "on" and had a deadkey of 100 watts and went from there.
I like the 2 meters inline idea though. |
Wildrat
Intermediate Member
Username: Wildrat
Post Number: 315
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2005 - 3:17 pm: |
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Really it doesn't matter as long as it's close. The part that is important is the SWR. It needs to be fairly accurate. It would be a bad thing if the swr meter read lower than it should. I usually run a meter between the radio and ampand then the amp and antenna. I have that new Autek WM1 meter that gives continuous SWR readings, thats goingto be nice, no calibrating, just monitor the meter, and talk!
Wildrat
CEF674 |
