Mcbazel Surecom SW-102 Digital VHF/UHF 125-525Mhz Antenna Power & SWR Meter

I had a nagging suspicion there was a problem with my antenna and this told me my SWR was 20+. Antenna replaced, new one tests at 1.5 and Im happy. This is full-featured and well-built. Im glad I picked this one and have recommended it to several other members in my local SAR group.

Reads about half the power my Bird does on 220MHz.

Guess it might be good if you get a WORKING unit. You can hear the broken parts rattle around inside

THIS SWR METER IS NOT EASY TO USE THE INFO IS POORLY WRITTEN HARD TO UNDERSTAND SO I GAVE UP AFTER 5 DAYS OF TRYING TO GET IT TO WORK, SO I GAVE UP AND ORDER A STANDARD SWR METER ONE THE HAVE FORWARD AND REVERSE SWITCH ON IT THAT IS ALL I NEED TO DO A SWR SETTING.

Power and frequency are credible, but VSWR (SWR) is pretty much stuck at 1.00. A 50 Ohm load reads 1.00 as expected. A 61 Ohm load should read 1.22, but instead also reads 1.00. Two antennas which read 1.3~1.5 on other much more expensive meters (cross-needle) read 1.00~1.05. In exasperation, I very briefly tried open, which read 19.99 which I presume is full scale. So something is going on--just nothing useful. The replacement had exactly the same symptoms. Too bad. Its a cute little job and I would have been happy with pretty much any reasonable accuracy. The cross-needles are very nice on a desk, but this would have been great in the field.

Portable, good product

This SWR Meter will do more than most of them at this price point.. A great value!!

I ordered the model with N connectors and that was my mistake, however, it does come with Adapters. I had trouble with the supplied adapters giving false readings like crazy high SWR readings on a known good antenna and coax. I replaced both adapters and problems solved. The meter is touchy to use but it is accurate enough once you get the adapter problem resolved. I would NOT recommend changing the settings in its menu unless you know exactly what you are doing. Its not badly made but the display is hard to see outside in bright sunlight. One thing it is very touchy as in you have to lay it down, not touch it when you are getting readings because if you hold it that can change the readings enough to give you a false reading. It is sensitive to say the least!

I just received my SW-102 from Amazon Warehouse. The box was damaged but the meter and accessories are fine. Ive tried it at 146.52 MHz into a lab-grade 50 ohm load it it measured 1:1, just as it should. With a 75 ohm load it measured 2.02:1. Not just an SW meter, its a frequency counter, too. When transmitting the meter displays the freq in MHz. The meter offers the ability to adjust the SWR , power, and frequency counter display so if you have, for example a 50 ohm dummy load that you know is exactly 50 ohms restive impedance its simple to adjust the meters display to exactly 1:1 in 1% increments. The same adjustments can be made to power and frequency. This is a

This is great. measures power, frequency and SWR. Used on 2meters, 220 and 440.