But when you remove the wattmeter,you change the tuning,it must be after the duplexer or included within the matcher. Youre not dense,its that critical...73,Lee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ralph Mowery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 11:41 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Z-Matcher adjustment
> > > Because the meter and its cable's electrical length will change the > tuning. > > You can read it at the antenna port of the duplexer if youre using one. > This > > has already been covered in previous posts. 73,Lee > > I must be dense . From what I understand you have the transmitter (no > tuning in the amplifier stages) , then the swr meter ,the Z-matcher , and > then the duplexer. It will not change the tuning of anything if you tune > fhr z-matcher for minimum reflected power and then remove the swr meter. > It will only change what the transmitter sees and it is not tunable anyway. > That is all that the matching section does in the duplex transmitter. It > does not tune for maximum efficiency if you follow the GE tuning > instructions. > Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

