Richard wrote:

Does anyone have a ny designs for a (low) power meter that would read powers
of up to 1w (down to say 50mw or even lower) up to and inc. 6m?

Check this out:
http://www.webx.dk/oz2cpu/radios/miliwatt.htm

It is based on Analog Devices' AD8307 chip. You can skip the PIC part if
you have a reliable DVM!

Happy Easter, if applicable
Paolo ik1zyw