How often in a portable operation do you connect to an antenna that has
*no* reverse power? An antenna that is perfectly flat on all
frequencies?
If you are using a tuner it's pretty simple to see if the
rig is putting out any power. Just tune away from what you think is a
perfect match.
I measure PA current to actually tell if the rig is working. Using an
i2c current sensor.
tim ab0wr
On Sun, 6 May 2018 20:38:36 -0400
"Vince Vielhaber" <vev@...> wrote:
If you're only looking at reflected power and it's flat you don't
know if you have a good swr or the radio isn't putting out. Now if
you're also looking at forward power, the mystery is solved.
Vince.
On 05/06/2018 07:59 PM, Tim Gorman wrote:
A simple measure of reverse power will tell you if the antenna is
working ok.
