Daiwa Swr/Watt Meters

[kc0fde]

I was looking through my HRO magazine and I was looking at the Daiwa CN-801 H series meters. I was wondering if anyone had one and if this company produces quality equipment. I have a ham friend who said he thought they produced good equipment but had never had any of their products before. If any one has any comments please post I am very interested. Thanks.

[KC9ANQ]

A buddy of mine bought one from AES, unit worked for 1 week then broke. AES sent him a new one and it broke, tech at AES said they werent the best units but send back and they would repair it. After he got it back he let it sit in the box for a month before he finally used it and it didnt work at all,,, AES said sorry you waited to long that you should have tried it once it was returned.

STAY AWAY FROM THAT BRAND is what he told me and i avoid it.

If Daiwa cant back their product why support them?

[k3sam]

Don't judge a company by one person. #I purchased a CN-101L Daiwa SWR & Power Meter over a year ago from HRO. #It is all contained in one small package and works great. #It is very accurate on the 1-15 watts scale when I run QRP, and when I go QRO it will follow my meter on the amplifier exactly on CW Key down.

The meter is original and should the day come when it fails I will either repair it, or replace it with another Daiwa.

-Sam

[N5OZQ]

I have a CN-101 that I am very pleased with. It is fairly small and very legible for its size. It is on my bench and goes with me for portable operation.

I also have had the CN-720B, the predescessor to the 801. If the size (LARGE) is appealing, it is absolutely one of the best in terms of legibility and smoothness of the needle movements. I sold this to a ham who needed it for the sake of vision, and because it was too large in respect to the rest of my operating setup.

Regarding both of these meters, I they seem to be absoultely accurate in terms of reflected measurement. Regarding forward power, I suspect an amount of inaccuracy, judging from the 'tracking' from one range to the next. Given the principal that analog movements are only expected to perform in the middle third of their range, this is acceptable in my mind. They both give a decent indication of relative power. If absolute accuracy is a desire, I doubt that anything short of a Bird or Coax Dynamics would be acceptable.

[YC2RDW]

Daiwa is a good brand. I use some of their products (meters) for my self for years without problems. Many friends told me not to keep Daiwa's meter un-used for long period or they will broke. We have to use it everytime... #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[K4TAX]

I have a CN-801H sitting here on the desk and a CN-801V. #They both came out of the box and worked fine. #A year latter they are still working fine. #For the money they are great. #However they are not a Bird 43P. #I think it not fair to compare a $450 meter less slugs to a $150 meter which in effect has slugs.

I wouldn't expect the Daiwa to withstand the mechanical abuse that the Bird will take but for accuracy, the Daiwa is hard to beat for the price.

73
Bob, K4TAX

If you can find them, the Radio Shack SWR/Power meter is the best deal available for HF band.

These units are very well shielded internally, and are better engineered than most of the consumer SWR meters (what you might find for $100-$150 dollars).

Yes, they are not sexy, but they work very well. A friend compared his to his Bird meter and found them to agree. Too bad radio shack isn't making them anymore.

I have a Daiwa SN-103L dual-needle SWR meter for VHF/UHF and have had very good results and no problems with it.

Joe