Its only $465 for an LP-100A if you build it yourself... and its plenty accurate if you just use it out of the box. You can even calibrate it yourself if you've got a few dummy loads.
~Brett On Mon, 2010-02-22 at 20:54 -0500, k2zls wrote: > Ken, > > Thanks for the heads up, but I've already been researching and > here's > what I've found. The LP-100a with dual standard 3K couplers comes in > at > around $660 assembled and calibrated. It's worth the extra money > for > me to have everything done and not have to send it back for fixing > and > calibration. The PowerMaster already assembled and tested with 2nd > coupler option at $670. Both units are outstanding and its hard to > choose between them. What really got me going on this is the Alpha > 4510 > watt meter ($945). Just look at the LED display only and visualize a > display like that on the W2 and you will see what I mean. It's > awesome. > The 7-segment displays come in all sizes and colors. Just take a > look > at the average digital clock on your nightstand. Same thing. > > But, my thinking is that the W2 with 2 couplers, (200 standard) > and > 2000 watt come in at about $330. How much more do you think ELECRAFT > would have to spend to come up with an updated display. Maybe change > box size and re-arrange the display, but still keeping the current > configuration intact. At only half the cost of it's competition, it > leaves a lot of headroom for development and profit. > > I would like to see a comment or two from ELECRAFT regarding > feasibility. It would make all the difference in the world > especially > if it could be an upgrade or add-on to the existing unit. > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
