Same here.. Some look as though they have been dragged down the highway from banging around in my truck for many years. But they are just as accurate as the newer ones that haven't a scratch. Anytime I find one for under a hundred bucks... I latch onto it.
73 Mike K5JMP www.k5jmp.us -----Original Message----- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 9:35 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Favorite power swr bridge Sure, I have used a Telewave ... but only when one of my Bird Model 43 Wattmeters wasn't convenient. My preference? Bird Model 43 anytime. Neil - WA6KLA BTW, I have several of them too. ---- Original Message ---- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Favorite power swr bridge Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 17:30:13 -0500 >On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 13:26:45 -0500, Jay Urish wrote >> Right now I have a Bird 4410. >> >> What does everybody think about the telewave units? >> -- >> Jay Urish W5GM > > >Birds and the Telewaves are not SWR bridges, they're directional >wattmeters. > >With that said, I'm not fan of the Telewaves. I have two of the >44A's, but >I rarely use them. The switch is a little flakey on one of the ones >I have, >even though it's only maybe 5 years old. The other one is a little >older, >and it has someting intermittant internally that results in it giving > >different readings on sucessive key-ups. > >I have several different flavors of Birds including 43's, 43P's, the >digital >4391A, etc. Without fail, I always find myself grabbing one of the >43's >(call me a stubborn OF, but they just work). > >The digital 4391 is nice, but as you might imagine, the battery is >always >dead at the most inopportune time. I have a Bird 4410 at one of my >clients' >locations, and like it for what little time I've used it. > >I have Coaxial Dynamics wattmeters of various types at broadcast >sites, but >generally speaking, if I'm the one doing the buying, I buy Bird. > > --- Jeff > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links 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/
