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Testing VHF antenna with ohm meter
Geert Maene wrote in news:gvvig.474444
: Try to get a SWR meter. This will mesure the power that go's and gets back to your transmitter. http://www.walcottcb.com/valor-v6050...-watt-meter-p- 920.html Don't forget to get a 3' coax jumper to hook the TX port to your radio. Mount it permanently next to the radio by using two right-angle coax adapters male to female. Screw them onto the meter so they go back into two matching holes in the panel. If you make the holes a tight fit with the PL-259 coax connectors, no mounting of the little meter is necessary. Just leave it on the surface between the holes. That way you can check for RF output power and antenna performance every time you use the radio...IF the radio isn't mounted out in the weather the meter won't tolerate.... Works great. |
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