K7ITM wrote:
To me, having a
linear power scale is a big advantage, because then you can reasonably
accurately figure SWR without having to worry about temperature
compensation of the detectors.

Can you define what you mean by linear? Straight line?
Since we can only measure voltage and current, in order
to obtain a linear power scale from a linear meter, it
is necessary to supply some pre-display computing
ability (microcomputer).
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com