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Old January 20th 05, 07:16 PM
Richard Harrison
 
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Stryped wrote:
"---I bought a 2 meter/220/440 mhz, swr/wattmeter that reads
radiated/reflected power."

When you have forward power but no reflected power, you have a matched
load. SWR with a matched load is 1:1. For other power ratios, there are
charts, slide rules and a formula to convert a power ratio to an
equivalent SWR.

SWR is one measure of the reflection coefficient. If you have a
directional wattmeter, you don`t need an SWR meter.

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI