Yes, they do, and they are quite happy to charge over $100 for it. In that article Kevin shows you how to do the same thing for under $10.
Yes, it's uncalibrated, but a counter doesn't care. And if you really want to get a calibration on your home-brew one, it's not that hard to measure the insertion loss. Mike WA6ILQ At 07:34 PM 03/15/07, you wrote: >Also Bird makes a element that has a bnc connector. > >Fred N4GER > >-----Original Message----- >From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Morris WA6ILQ >Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 9:33 PM >To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] RF Sampler > >At 06:05 PM 03/15/07, you wrote: > >I have a Nice Coaxial Dynamics Wattmeter Like the bird and it uses the > >same elements but nice Big Display for us older People. > > > >Anyway it is Made very Well and not much RF gets out , So the question > >is How can I make Something get a sample Of RF enough for the > >Freq Counter to read . I was thinking about drilling a hole and > >putting a BNC connecter on it and inside just some type of small loop > >of wire. Anyone who has done something like this and has any Ideas it > >would be greatly appreciated, Just think the old heath Kit Cantenna > >Oil Dummy Load had a RCA port on top and that was 50 Yrs ago I think > >that was used for a Scope. To check the AM Signal. The Measurements > >will mostly on VHF-UHF All the Way to 927 Mhz > > > >Thanks Don KA9QJG > >Go to www.repeater-builder.com and scroll down to "Construction Projects". > >The first item on that page is just what you are looking for. > >Mike WA6ILQ > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
