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.
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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.
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>> What does everybody think about the telewave units?
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>> Jay Urish W5GM
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>Birds and the Telewaves are not SWR bridges, they're directional
>wattmeters.
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>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
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>different readings on sucessive key-ups.
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>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).
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>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.
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>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.
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> --- Jeff
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