Question about Meters..

[coleman]

I've got a 35amp power supply- 500 watt boomer box. when i run my Galaxy 2547 with boomer box my meters are showing around 450 watts...But when i run my Cobra 2000 with boomer box my meters show around 150 watts output.....Have both radios set on a 2watt deadkey and my swr's are at a 1.3. Curious if my meters are acting up or if this is a problem that i need to fix?

[579]

Id say your galaxy swings alot higher than your 2000. What do the radios swing to?

[str8stroke]

A radio can produce harmonics and or spurious emissions that can have adverse effects on a meter. Have you tried some RMS readings and not peak?

[coleman]

This cobra needs some work. Get good reports but it has no swing....Havent tried rms reading . thanks for the feedback

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Saturday, 29 December 2012, 16:47 PM

Just checked the cobra 2000, im doing a flat 2 watts, with no swing...can someone give me a few pointers on how to correctly adjust some of the VR's inside this radio to make her swing better? There isnt any cb shops i trust around my area.

['Doc]

Since you don't have the equipment to do the adjusting (or the knowledge) the best advice anyone can give you is to leave it alone. It isn't doing anything wrong.
- 'Doc