Re: [Elecraft] Modifying Wattmeter Slugs for QRP

2006-02-04 Thread Sandy W5TVW
it on the job when I bought it so it was a tool expense for income tax purposes.) 73, Sandy W5TVW - Original Message - From: Arthur Delibert [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 10:26 PM Subject: [Elecraft] Modifying Wattmeter Slugs for QRP | I

[Elecraft] Modifying Wattmeter Slugs for QRP

2006-02-03 Thread Arthur Delibert
I have a Bird wattmeter that I'd like to use with QRP rigs. As best I can tell, though, Bird did not make slugs smaller than 50 watts for the 2-30 MHz range. There is a website that discusses how to open a Bird slug and modify it for a different power level and/or frequency range.

Re: [Elecraft] Modifying Wattmeter Slugs for QRP

2006-02-03 Thread Larry Phipps
Before you open it up, you might want to see if you can find some documentation on the Model 4410A multi-range meter. I have one, and it has switchable scales from 0-2W to 0-1000W using a single 4410-3 slug. It has an amplifier in it with precision dividers I think. Much of the Bird stuff is