Yes, Ed did make that statement BUT --- The freshly calibrated slug does not make any difference - read and understand the specification correctly - the accuracy is speced at +/- 5% OF FULL SCALE right after calibration. So the error with that slug is 1.25 watts - and that applies anywhere on the scale. A reading of 11.5 watts can be anywhere between 10.25 watts and 12.75 watts. That kind of specification is typical of analog wattmeters - they all have a spec in a percentage of full scale.
Many good digital wattmeters have a spec that is a percentage of the reading rather than a percentage of full scale. I have ranted about those facts of wattmeters many times on this reflector. 73, Don W3FPR On 3/13/2012 2:33 PM, Doug Smith wrote: > I think he stated earlier that he was using a freshly calibrated 25H > element. > > 73, > -Doug, W7KF > http://www.w7kf.com > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
