Describe your experience with the telepost lp500lp700 by larry n8lp and tell us why you give it the rating you did required. Im not committed to cross needle though i do have one. To tune with a woodpecker you are looking at the peak output, yet the amp is being driven at a very low duty cycle so the tube life is increased vs. Above picture shows the relative sizes of the lp 500 and lp. Lp 100vcp virtual control panel software control panel for computer control and monitoring of lp 100 or lp 100a.
Discussion in general technical questions and answers started by k7joe, apr 27. Otherwise, yes the daiwa would be my second choice. The best place for the lp100 coupler to be inserted is between the rig including any amplifier and the antenna tuner or antenna. Lp 500 lp 700 digital station monitor digital power swr meter, waveform monitor scope and modulation spectrum display all in one convenient package. Software developer with a lots of open source contributions. Being an engineer not it it irritates to have unsuable functions in a system worse when it works on some and not on others the wonders of computers etc have a good day jacques transcievers. Lp100a digital vector wattmeter by n8lp and tell us why you give it the rating you did required. I connected the eagle to a dummy load through the lp 100a watt meter. G4hfqs free polarplot program works with the lp100as field strength mode to provide automatic antenna pattern plotting. Amateur radio station mm0zif blog blog telepost lp100a digital vector rf wattmeter. All n4py programs have support for the telepost lp 100a watt meter, lp 500, lp 700 and also the telepost lp pan panadapter.
Rig control software that integrates with lp 100a, and a number of teleposts software applications. Other useful information would include your experience. The dx shop antennas, amplifiers and accessories for the dedicated radio amateur. Greetings all, i am a new user with an lp 100a holiday present and am very happy with my purchase, but i have two questions. I have had many quality meters over the years and until now my array solutions has been my favorite. The style of the lp 100a digital vector wattmeter is classic like the mustang gt, collins 30s1, heathkit sb230, and engineered like the ten tec sdr radios first american built equipment to offer intenet software equipment upgrades. This is currently the best software to use for integrating lp pan with orion and orion ii. Everything you need for critical station monitoring, tuning and protection on one screen. Kline process signal transmitters, converters, repeaters. Nothing wrong with the array solutions but i prefer the telepost and extra features. Reviewing the lp100a and trying to get an almost comprehensive picture of the product. Since this is a purely mathematical error, it must be in the firmware. Plus supplied windows software for extended capabilities like automated swr and impedance plotting, antenna pattern plotting, internet remote control and.
This video just shows the auto ranging feature of the meter at power levels from 0 to 100 watts. This meter is a state of the art essential for accurate swrwatt readings, various testing, calibrations etc. Designed and produced by larry phipps n8lp it provides a number of unique features not seen before. Last week i received my lp 100a digital vector watt meter as an addition to my shack.
Lp100 digital vector watt meter worldwidedx radio forum. From hf, vhf, uhf, 50mhz, 70mhz and 144mhz through to 432mhz and 1296mhz the dx shop supplies linear. No other meter has dual bargraphs, or a graphic display with solid bargraphs, or bargraph with 90 bars for fine tuning of power and swr, or an swr alarm with snooze mode, or a sticky bar for graphic peak hold indication let alone having them all on one screen. With the help of this software users can see the proprieties of the devices such as power ratings with a 25. Software lp 100vcp virtual control panel software control panel for computer control and monitoring of lp 100 or lp 100a download and unzip. Lp100a digital vector wattmeter everything you need for critical station monitoring, tuning and protection on one screen. This is currently the best software to use for integrating lp. All n4py programs have support for the telepost lp 100a watt meter, lp 500, lp 700 and also the telepost lp. Rig control software that integrates with lp pan lp bridge and recently also added integration with lp 100a. Lp100a is an industry standard reference power meter. Although this is a relatively unimportant small error, it disturbs me since lp 100a. Have it hooked up, software installed on win 10 pc, using a startech usb serial adapter. Lp100vcp virtual control panel software control panel for computer control and monitoring of lp100 or.
Lp100a digital vector wattmeter by n8lp unbelieveable performance, sophisticated design, unheard of features. This thing would be over the top if someone would take the software. The rxz mode is great for dialing a manual antenna tuner. Other useful information would include your experience with similar products. The lp100a also requires an external 12v power source and its current draw. Arduino opensource hardware and embedded development tools. The lp 100 is a recent and very welcome addition to the g3txq shack. Buy products related to rf power meter products and see what customers say about rf power meter products on free delivery possible on eligible purchases. This device is critical to making the tuning software function, because it.
Download file into temp directory, unzip into a convenient permanent directory and run the setup. Download file into temp directory, unzip and run the setup. If you are unsure of how to setup anything in your station, please ask me. Interested in solving scalability problems and machine learning problems.
Telepost lp100a digital vector rf wattmeter amateur. Lp100a digital vector wattmeter by n8lp telepost inc. Reviewing the lp 100a and trying to get an almost comprehensive picture of the product. Review lp 100a digital pepavg vector wattmeter telepost inc. With the help of this software users can see the proprieties of the. See note below if you are upgrading from a previous version. I just spent almost 500 dollars on a new lp 100a, and, upon putting it inline between the radio and antenna, the internal tuner will no longer tune the antenna. The unit has rock solid accuracy and a rapid response time. Array solutions powermaster ii wattmeter swr airwaves amateur radio. And, a very versatile device offering much more than swravppeak readouts see the online literature. Panadapter working ham radio deluxe peer support forums.
Working as an rf and emc engineer, i was of course curious about the power measurement accuracy. Lp rotor will be installed into the program files\ lp rotor directory and added to the start menu if you use the defaults. I have never noticed this before but since it is a relatively small discrepancy i might never have noticed. Lp rotor will be installed into the program files\ lp. The lp 100a picks up the peak output power, but in peak mode the lp 100a. Lp100vcp virtual control panel software control panel for computer control and monitoring of lp100 or lp100a download and unzip. Bloomberg lp hiring senior software engineer product. The management works very hard to make sure the community is running the best software. No other meter has dual bargraphs, or a graphic display with. Discussion in cb radio gear swapshop started by fnkycoldmedina, may 31. A shot of the unitthe telepost lp 100a has been sitting on my desk for to long doing nothing so its time to sell it and make some ham bucks.
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