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Describe your experience with the telepost lp500lp700 by larry n8lp and tell us why you give it the rating you did required. 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. Software lp 100vcp virtual control panel software control panel for computer control and monitoring of lp 100 or lp 100a download and unzip. Discussion in cb and export equipment and accessories started by rfoverlord, mar 19. Lp100 digital vector watt meter worldwidedx radio forum.
Discussion in general technical questions and answers started by k7joe, apr 27. Arduino opensource hardware and embedded development tools. With the help of this software users can see the proprieties of the. Plus supplied windows software for extended capabilities like automated swr and impedance plotting, antenna pattern plotting, internet remote control and. Rig control software that integrates with lp 100a, and a number of teleposts software applications. Nothing wrong with the array solutions but i prefer the telepost and extra features. Lp 500 lp 700 digital station monitor digital power swr meter, waveform monitor scope and modulation spectrum display all in one convenient package. I have never noticed this before but since it is a relatively small discrepancy i might never have noticed. With the help of this software users can see the proprieties of the devices such as power ratings with a 25. No other meter has dual bargraphs, or a graphic display with.
All n4py programs have support for the telepost lp 100a watt meter, lp 500, lp 700 and also the telepost lp pan panadapter. The best place for the lp100 coupler to be inserted is between the rig including any amplifier and the antenna tuner or antenna. Lp 100vcp virtual control panel software control panel for computer control and monitoring of lp 100 or lp 100a. From hf, vhf, uhf, 50mhz, 70mhz and 144mhz through to 432mhz and 1296mhz the dx shop supplies linear.
If you are unsure of how to setup anything in your station, please ask me. Designed and produced by larry phipps n8lp it provides a number of unique features not seen before. I have had many quality meters over the years and until now my array solutions has been my favorite. Telepost lp100a digital vector rf wattmeter amateur. Reviewing the lp100a and trying to get an almost comprehensive picture of the product. Amateur radio station mm0zif blog blog telepost lp100a digital vector rf wattmeter. Other useful information would include your experience with similar products. Lp100a digital vector wattmeter everything you need for critical station monitoring, tuning and protection on one screen. Review lp 100a digital pepavg vector wattmeter telepost inc.
The dx shop antennas, amplifiers and accessories for the dedicated radio amateur. Array solutions powermaster ii wattmeter swr airwaves amateur radio. Discussion in cb radio gear swapshop started by fnkycoldmedina, may 31. Download file into temp directory, unzip into a convenient permanent directory and run the setup.
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. This device is critical to making the tuning software function, because it. Software developer with a lots of open source contributions. Other useful information would include your experience. 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. Download file into temp directory, unzip and run the setup. Ion contour lp software free downloads 2000 shareware periodically updates software information and pricing of ion contour lp software from the publisher, so some information may be slightly outof. 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.
Lp100vcp virtual control panel software control panel for computer control and monitoring of lp100 or lp100a download and unzip. G4hfqs free polarplot program works with the lp100as field strength mode to provide automatic antenna pattern plotting. If for some reason the lp 100a does not correctly indicate vswr because of some source characteristic, then the lp 100a is deficient. Since this is a purely mathematical error, it must be in the firmware. Reviewing the lp 100a and trying to get an almost comprehensive picture of the product.
Kline process signal transmitters, converters, repeaters. This is currently the best software to use for integrating lp pan with orion and orion ii. The lp 100a picks up the peak output power, but in peak mode the lp 100a. Working as an rf and emc engineer, i was of course curious about the power measurement accuracy. The rxz mode is great for dialing a manual antenna tuner. 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. Interested in solving scalability problems and machine learning problems. Because i wanted the dual coupler option, the delivery took quite some time, as it was not in stock. Lp rotor will be installed into the program files\ lp. Lp100a digital vector wattmeter by n8lp and tell us why you give it the rating you did required.
The lp 100 is a recent and very welcome addition to the g3txq shack. 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. Array solutions powermaster ii wattmeter swr youtube. See note below if you are upgrading from a previous version. Rig control software that integrates with lp pan lp bridge and recently also added integration with lp 100a. Lp100vcp virtual control panel software control panel for computer control and monitoring of lp100 or. N4py software is the leader in full station automation. I connected the eagle to a dummy load through the lp 100a watt meter. And, a very versatile device offering much more than swravppeak readouts see the online literature. Everything you need for critical station monitoring, tuning and protection on one screen. This is currently the best software to use for integrating lp. Lp rotor will be installed into the program files\ lp rotor directory and added to the start menu if you use the defaults.
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