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Originally Posted by Lazybones1222

I agree. I found this paragraph to be the most interesting:

"IMPORTANT - MOST SWR METERS ARE NOT DESIGNED TO HANDLE HIGH POWER LEVELS,MAKE CERTAIN AMPLIFIER IS OFF FOR ALL SWR MEASUREMENTS AND ADJUSTMENTS."

CB SWR bridges are really for a 4 watt dead key, so it may be true of the cheaper meters. Like Beetle taught me long ago, "SWR is a ratio and does not change with the addition of power." It is what it is.

So I think often it is false readings on cheap meters that hose things up on the quest for a great match at high wattage settings. Your thoughts?

BTW - Justin Depolis tuned the input and output of my amp (after it blew up - lol). It is spot on now. When it blew up, the manufacturer said I blew it up via operator error. Funny thing is, I have run that amp for over a year now after Justin went through it, running it the same way as before, and it operates flawlessly, unless you volt it in AB class bias (the amp has switchable bias).

Lazy