Richard, I suspect that your different readings come from the fact that your W2 is in line after your antenna tuner. The transmitter reading shows the SWR the transmitter sees after the antenna tuner has adjusted things so the trnamitter sees a 50 ohm load, while the W2 is reading the actual SWR of the antenna. I keep my SWR meter in line after the antenna tuner to keep an eye on the antennas. If there is a major change in the SWR I know I need to check the antenna, even if the tuner has been able to compensate for the change, and the transmitter SWR meter shows a !:! reading.
Larry Ingram AG4NN -----Original Message----- From: Richard Thorpe Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 4:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Elecraft] W2 accuracy The SWR reading on the W2 is vastly different from the SWR reading on the meter in my amp. How accurate is the W2 reading. Thank you. R Thorpe K6CG ______________________________________________________________ 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 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1834 / Virus Database: 2092/4585 - Release Date: 10/30/11 ______________________________________________________________ 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
