Astatic 700 Power Scanner Meter Review!

[Bulldog-Unit777]

My Astatic 700 Power Scanner meter arrived from Sparkys CB Shack on 5/15/2012. I took advantage of the sale & saved $5.00! It arrived in a timely manner and packed very well! This is a full sized meter and weights about 6 pounds. Full featured meter allows the operator to monitor their transmit power in watts, modulation and swr. The very large meter window is easy on the eyes. Frequency range: 25 - 30 MHz, accuracy SWR 10%, RF Power 7% & Modulation 10% stated on the front of the box but not mentioned in the manual. All meters are not totally accurate. Some manufacture's state the +/- of accuracy either on their product box or manual. Others won't in fear of not selling the product! The meter portion is of the unit is 6" wide and 4" high. The unit weights about 6 pounds, which is 9-5/8" wide, 4-7/8 high & 4-1/2" deep. Always make sure on the transmit and antenna hook ups. Double check what the manual says vs what is labeled on the back. There is no standard on what side has to be transmit or antenna. If you hook any meter up and its unusally quiet changes are its hooked up wrong! This meter checks out OK. All functions works as they should. You can leave this meter inline all the time. The readings I am getting are fairly close to the ones on my Workman HP201S but with a better view. A meter like this is a good reference tool on the, "health" of your radio and antenna. Getting tired of seeing that meter needle swing, you can actually turn the meter off. The meter lights are bright. The knobs are easy to grab on to for selecting and calibrating. When placed on a flat surface it did not wobble. The fit and finish of this product is very good. The SO-239 hooks ups are the modern style like on the Diamond products. I have the Diamond CX310A Coaxial Switch and the SO-239 connectors are alike. All and all I like it, worth the price, good addition to the shack...Bulldog.

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