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    Need Help with putting a Watt Meter in line

    Can someone help me and tell me the order or send me a picture of a schematic how to connect the coax to the watt meter then to the Leiner amplifier then to the radio, I know the main antenna coax connects to the Watt meter first but after that I am not sure. Right now I have the coax coming off my Maco 5000 antenna connected to the watt meter then out to the radio I do not have the leiner amplifier in line yet.


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    don't put the amp or anything other than coax between the meter and the antenna . i'd tune initially with just the radio-coax-meter-coax-antenna . get everything acceptable with the basics , and then start adding one thing at a time in line , re-checking with each piece to make sure everything is playing nice together .

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    Bootys right, If your tuning the antenna to get the best SWR, just have the radio-meter-then antenna in line...Once tuned then stick your amp in-line and stick the watt meter in-line behind the Amp.

    Your antenna will plug in to the meter where it says "Antenna" (or OUT), then a jumper will plug in to the meter where it says RADIO (or IN) then the other end of that jumper go's to the Amp and plugs in where it says "OUT" (or Antenna)

    Then the coax running from the radio plugs into the Amp where it says IN (or Radio)...simple.


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    simple way of explain it
    you already know antenna coax goes on meter [out]
    next =jumper from radio to amp [in]
    last isnt hard at all now amp [out] to meter [in]
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    If you have say a 100w meter and a 500w amp can the amp be run after the meter once tuned ?
    Radio to swr/ant matcher to amp to antenna selector ?
    I have been told cb, amp, swr, ant switch ?... 351....

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    As long as you don't exceed the watt meters rating. 500 watts through a 100 watt meter is a recipe for disaster. If you are talking about placing it between the radio and the amp I would ask why.
    Last edited by Tallman; 03-04-2014 at 08:00 PM.
    All answers are opinions and may, or may not be technically correct.

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    It's a 100w antenna matcher+ swr meter .. would like to keep it but not with the new amp I want , it will melt ! Answer. spend $$ on appropriate matcher to go after amp ? 351..

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    Quote Originally Posted by solarradio351 View Post
    It's a 100w antenna matcher+ swr meter .. would like to keep it but not with the new amp I want , it will melt ! Answer. spend $$ on appropriate matcher to go after amp ? 351..
    Why do you want to use a antenna matcher? If you set the SWR using a regular SWR meter, there's no reason to use a matcher.

    If your Amp does 500w's, then just get a SWR Meter that's good to a 1000w's and be done with it. Once you tune your antenna, there's no need for a antenna matching device.


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    Trying to avoid redoing fascia panel that its mounted in.. in grant in oz thread... cheers... 351.

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    Is the watt meter/matcher one of the truck stop type, if so I would recommend not using it at all, IMO they are junk and are very inaccurate and the matcher doesn't work well in my experience. Like posted get a good swr meter and set the SWR corectly and be done with it. The radio shack meters are good meters for the money and can handle the power as well. JMO. God bless.

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