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I am looking at buying an RF Power Meter that would measure power from 80 Meters to 10 Meters. I have no idea which model will work, as I was not able to find much on line.
Many thanks,
73
Peter KC1FNF
Hello Peter,
If accuracy isn’t critical a meter like a Diamond SX-200, Bird, or similar with a dummy load on the output will work.
Another approach is to use a oscilloscope with a suitable probe to measure the peak to peak voltage across a dummy load and then calculate the power. This works best with a CW signal.
When high accuracy is required a precision power meter by Keysight, Agilent, or HP can be used. These use a bolometer (heat sensing) sensor and will provide accurate power measurements even with complex waveforms. These meters require calibrated attenuators or couplers to reduce the signal to a safe level.
The thing to note is the transmitter must drive into a load with a good SWR such as a dummy load, attenuator, or a well matched antenna.
73,
Hamilton K1HMS
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