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I was thinking of buy one, looking for feed back on it good or bad.
I'm not a tech so I don't need a bird meter just something that works
Thanks

Workman HP-201S 1KW Meter This Meter Works Great!! - eBay (item 350260055823 end time Nov-01-09 03:57:03 PST)

Probably just like dozens of others: usable, but nothing to write home about.

The eBay blurb says it reads "PEP POWER". No, it doesn't. It's average only, if you want to be able to trust it.

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73 de K7KBN

i had one , got it from sparky . it was accurate enough for my uses and has a metal case .
for $3 more sparky has the dual needle 202 that still does power but doesnt need any srw calibration .
SWR and Power Meters

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I never ran one but was told by a few people they are close on readings or close enough to make them usable

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""""was not thinking of a cber sat with his makita screwdriver winding round the presets untill his meter said s9+60db from a guy on a handheld 15 miles away""""

The 202 is a pretty decent meter for the money.

Thanks guys
and it does do pep power but is that the same as swing?

your swing is CONSIDERED PEP

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""""was not thinking of a cber sat with his makita screwdriver winding round the presets untill his meter said s9+60db from a guy on a handheld 15 miles away""""

Unless it has an internal battery, or an external power supply that powers something besides the meter lights, that meter does NOT read PEP. I know what the eBay blurb says, and I know it's BS.

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If you're like everybody else,
you're about average.
73 de K7KBN

Agreed. My Diamond SX-1000 is a far better meter and it has a switch for average or pep power reading. Even the manual states that the pep reading is only about 70-80% of what true pep is. All it does is switch in a capacitore to make the meter read higher. Without a powered circuit to sample the RF, a meter is NOT a true pep reading meter.

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