Lp100a Digital Vector SWR Wattmeter Old Post By Redman

[SideKick]

Redman posted this in the OLD forum:

This is the badest meter on Earth.
Accurate to 10,000 watts.
Plug -n-play technology.
Just turn it on, and customize to your favorite features.

No setting reflect, or mod limits, it does it all with self ranging scales.



Check this item out at Redman CB http://redmancb.com/LP100Digitalmeter.html

[Redman]

Please visit http://redmancb.com/LP100Digitalmeter.html

For all the info you need on this great unit !

This weekend until 10 PM Sunday, Lp100a with std 3500 watt

coupler for $ 410.00 shipped free to all Forum members !!

www.Redmancb.com

[Eclipse]

yeah i seen those a wile back, think i might save and get one and try it out

[Silverado]

Heres some detailed info from Larry N8LP on his unit. http://www.telepostinc.com/

[skyhawk in texas]

Whole reason I joined. So others can know to stay away from this if running enough to test the 10 kw coupler.

I will post which version mine is later tonight. Serial numbers off the top of my head is 01734. I will correct that later if I am wrong on the serial number when I can look at the meter. Presently I am at work 6 miles offshore.

Here are my results with the meter.
Here is what I have observed so far....... Still testing it though. (Done all the testing and pill buying I am going to do with this meter now)

Keyed with barefooted radio and talked for over 15 mins....... No Problems. Done this 3 times

Keyed with straight one driving straight two for 10 mins........ No Problems. Done this 3 times

Keyed with 8 pill in line for 10 mins..... talking local............... No Problems. Done this 2 times
already had blew up my 32 pill headcracka and 24 pill ghettoblaster with this meter
Got 24 pill completed 2 days ago........
Keyed and talked on it........ 6 mins into the 10 mins and these weird ###### readings start showing up again........... So I stopped testing that night.


Next night after work....... I did not make it 6 mins before the readings would do it again.

So I check SWR on antenna with MFJ... Still good.

Read SWR going through coupler........ Not good. (The number that I was seeing on meter was telling me 3.07..... On MFJ 3.15) So the readings are close enough to compare.
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I took a 2 hour break.

Read swr through meter...... 1.11
MFJ.................................... 1.08 Still comparable.

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Put heat through it again with 24 pill........ made it 8 mins this time before funky ###### swrs show up.

Checked antenna
SWRs on MFJ direct to antenna........ 1.09 50.7 ohms
SWRs on LP100A............................ 5.67 MFJ through coupler 3.2 78.2 ohms,,,,,,,,
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Checked this morning no power at all through coupler.......

Looked at my ohms....... Direct to antenna....... 50.6
Looked though coupler.................................... 50.6
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I think something is going wrong through either the sampler coil going to the pc board inside the coupler...... Or something on the pc board is changing value after a little heat is applied.
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No big watts through the meter.... People should be fine. BIG WATTS need to stay with Bird is my opinion. I believe even big watts should be ok if they just use it to check the system out.... And not run it in system all the time........

10KW coupler- LPC5



And this is after I have ran the lp100a. It has not arced or sparked in the coupler.

In my opinion waste of money for someone who is wanting to run bigger power.

[sugarcane]

Definately great info there! Good read! Thanks sky!

[skyhawk in texas]

Any time sugarcane. Just trying to save people some money on burning up their equipment. Meter is awesome on lower power. Just higher power needs to stick with bird or coaxial.

Also would like to take the time to thank a certain duck with 45 in his dx numbers for leading me in right direction to getting my headcracka back 10-8. And many thanks to that same duck for such a awesome cobra 148. This radio is still messing with peoples heads when they hear me say that I am mobile.