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comments from customers, followed by pictures
of LP-100 installations...
I received the LP-100, and all I can say
is Wow! What a great piece of gear – certainly worth waiting for.
You have created a
product that is quantum levels above any other watt meter.
I am
usually subdued in my enthusiasm for a new product. But this is
WOW.
I'm blown away!
It is an absolutely awesome piece of equipment. And, the fact
that you took the time to program my callsign into the screen-saver was
a touch of class.
The new LP-100
truly represents a new standard in wattmeter accuracy, performance, and
useful features.
I believe
the LP-100 definitely sets a new standard for wattmeter
functionality and usability. Thanks again for a fun project and quality
product.
I do very much want to
complement you on the fantastic job you have done with the LP-100. The
unit works beautifully, and I am delighted with it.
Thank You! I love the
LP-100. The return loss function is simply superior for adjusting an
antenna tuner. Also, the LP-100 displays no variation in readings from
a few watts to, say, a kilowatt as is so common with other wattmeters.
The LP-100 is simply superb.
Thanks for a great
product! Sure matches with the equipment decor! I love it.
I like my LP-100 more
with each passing day.
I am very impressed
with the quality of the manual. It looks great when printed on a color
Laser printer and is very easy to read and follow.
The display really looks great...the black
box is perfect, and really adds “class” to the look of the meter.
Great
quality for the board and components! I am delighted.
A really great kit and experience, Larry.
I am totally pleased with the result!!
Love
your new meter.
This
is one of the best kits I ever built !!! also loaded the firmware
update Super Job on this kit!!
LP-100
OE Group
Build - This is a link to 24 pictures from a group build session in Austria. This is
a
great idea for a club project. Here are comments from Holger, one of
the organizers of the session, along with one of the pictures. Click on
the link or picture for a slide show of the assembly and calibration.
Hi
Larry,
Here are a few
pix from our 2nd group building action. We were allowed to do this in a
classroom from a school.
After about 8 hours work we finished. All 6 kits were working on the
first test!
So far, ALL are happy with it and the next order will come soon....
One
week after our building session we met
again. This time we met
in our Clubstation OE9XRV (OE9R) to calibrate 11 (eleven!) LP-100. All
LP-100 were in a range of 10% (before
calibration).
As reference we used a LP-100
ordered assembled and calibrated. And again, we had a lot of fun
together. A
special thanks to Claus
OE9CWH for the tools and help! We
will have a 2nd calibrating session to calibrate the last 5 LP-100
here in OE9.
vy
73 de Holger
OE9GHV
N2LWN
The LP-100 goes way
beyond high accuracy with flexibility
without compromise, stylish looks and ease of use.
Vinny Beard N2LWN
OE9R
I have
added new Pictures from our
Contest-Station OE9R. We use 5
LP-100 to display our power and protect our amp from damage.
73 de OE9HLH
G8DQZ
I am delighted with
the
LP-100 and am pleased that it is
taking off for you! This plotting facility is absolutely fantastic. I
have never known such great software, I love the ability to be able to
check out my ants! To use an American expression "it's awesome"! Thanks.
73's de Tony G8DQZ
W9DHI
Well it was fun while it lasted...but it's all built, calibrated and working. Kit arrived around 2:30pm on Friday, went straight to work on it. Finished build and initial check-out around 10pm (include Dinner, Potty, and libation breaks). This morning I spent an hour doing the calibration and final assembly. It's all up and running.
BTW
the sucker
was very very close before alignment. Very minor
adjustment for all bands and the phase slope was very close....I made a
RG142 cable and put it on network analyzer and then used that for it
and only had to step 2 digits down.
Gregg R. Lengling, W9DHI
Member RCA, ARRL
and RSGB
NK8T
Larry, I thought I
would send
these photos of my mobile
installation. As you can see your LP-100 is at the center of
it. It works great and was just what I was looking for.
Thanks Larry.
73, George NK8T
EA1CT
Hello
there Larry,
I
received the LP last Friday.
I´m very happy with my purchase. The quality is on top. In
fact, I think I´ve made one of the best investment in my
radio shack in the last years. It works out pretty well and
there´s not difference on the meassures compared with my Drake
MN2700 wattmetter (recently adjusted by a good technician). I love
the graphic bars wich turn out to be the best I´ve ever
seen on this kind of digital wattmetters. The resolution is great
too....
...It
has been a nice Xmas gift.
Thanks for all, Larry and HNY to you and yours from me and the family.
73s!
BTW:
Sending you a couple of pics for
your site.
EC1CT
Fernando
EA1BXN
I´ve
received the LP-100 today. I have no words!...Absolutely marvellous. It
works fantastic and it looks nice cosmetically. The meassuress seems to
be exact compared to my previous wattmetter. You have done a fantastic
job. Sending you a pics in case you want to upload to your web. I wish
you a merry xmas and a happy 2007. Thanks a lot once more...
EA1BXN Oscar Luis
ea1bxn@telefonica.net
W6NEK
``
My
LP-100
is fully functional and
calibrated using your LP-200 dummy load. It's certainly more
power information then I'll ever need! New
version of 1.0.2 downloaded and flashed to LP-100 without any problem.
Thanks
for a great
product! Also included is a photo of my new LP-100 sitting in a place
of prominence in my HAM shack. Sure matches with
the equipment decor! I love it.
Best
73,
Frank -
W6NEK
K9LZJ
6-15-2006... Hello Larry.
Finished all the wiring tonight! It Works. Here is a
picture of
my finished LP-100
wattmeter. It works well, and now I plan to do the calibration
needed using a
good wattmeter and dummy load. Again
Larry, thanks for
making this wattmeter available to
the ham population. By the way, the peak reading is just great!
The display
really looks
great...the black box is
perfect, and really adds “class” to the look of the meter.
Again, thanks for using those quality
parts, it shows everywhere, even
after the
unit is finished. Please feel free to share my comments and
pictures...
73
and thanks again, one happy customer!
Hank
K9LZJ
W5EWA
Thanks for
a great kit, Larry. I'll send some photos tomorrow. I'm too busy making
QSOs
and watching my new wattmeter perform. Hi hi ...
...Here are a
couple of pictures of
my operating position. The LP-100
is nestled in it's place beside the amp. A really great kit and
experience, Larry. I learned some things in the process of assembling
this kit. The peak detector in the manual was invaluable to me, as you
well know by now. I was having a problem calibrating trying to use what
I had on hand, instead of following your instructions. After beating my
head against the wall over this, I finally built the detector and all
went smooth from there.
I can't wait for
your next great
project!
Stan Rife
W5EWA
Houston, TX
K2 S/N 4216
LP-100 S/N 0005
W9OY
The present set up at W9OY. 2 SDR-1000's, an Orion, 4 amps and 2 tuners. The LP-100 is on the table in the lower left corner under the antenna switch, and it is represented on the right computer screen using LP-100 VCP.
The meter went together in 8 hours with no problems. The build was a very enjoyable experience. I have LP-100 VCP also working. My suggestion is to read through the manual at least twice before starting the build. Things that were not clear became clear as the build proceeded, and I was able to quickly refer to different parts of the manual since I was familiar with it. I used a 800 degree Weller and .15 silver bearing solder from Radio Shack for the build and it went together perfectly. I am totally pleased with the result!!
I used the meter with my doublet and Johnson Matchbox and was able to minimize the SWR very nicely using the fast response at about 3/4 watt of forward power. Amazing! I think this is an acid test since the Johnson is known to be a "touchy" tuner. No other commercial digital meter has been able to pass this test. They all had too slow of a response. I wonder if the fast/slow toggle could be adapted to be a fast/fast, slow/slow fast/slow slow/fast toggle? Maybe you could indicate by slashing the W/w or adding a period or something when getting to the non identical choice. My general preference is Slow on Power and Fast on SWR or slow/fast.
I set up the meter on a second antenna I have on another part of my property using the antenna to feed the XMTR port and a dummy load connected to the LOAD port of the meter. When I transmitted on the distant antenna I was able to read the field strength in dB on the LP-100 and it varied nicely with increase and decrease in power. So I can measure accurate relative field strength with the thing as well.
Thank you for a very nice meter.
73,
Lee W9OY
W1MH
Below
is a scaled down screen grab from W1MH's computer showing
the software used to control his remote base station. The software used
includes the Kenwood ARCP program for control of the TS-2000, the
AlphaRemote software for control of his amplifier, the Skype audio
program, and several of my programs including a custom relay control
panel, LP-Rotor, LP-Status and the LP-100 VCP to control his new LP-100.
Here
are some pictures of my station. The LP-100 is in the middle of the
rack next to the Ten Ten 253 Auto Tuner. Very reliable system
and extremely easy to use. Love your new
meter.
W4TVI
Larry:
I finished my LP-100 on 7/18/2006.
Everything worked perfectly from the beginning with no (zero) turn-on
problems. The LP-100 is a beautiful instrument with
break-through features. You are to be complimented on its design,
quality and documentation! Congratulations on a GREAT JOB and
a fun construction project!!
The calibration
procedure went smoothly. I would have probably
been happy with the default power settings but it was nice to tweek
them "right on" for each band using my HP test equipment.
I'm
enjoying using the LP-100 on the air. The peak-hold function
lets me continually monitor my output power and VSWR while operating
either SSB and CW. The wide power range gives accurate readings
whether operating at high power or QRP levels. No need to change
settings or slugs. The vector impedance capability will be
extremely useful for my next antenna project. I believe
the LP-100
definitely sets a new standard for wattmeter functionality and
usability.
A
couple of
pictures are attached. The first shows my set-up for calibrating
the LP-100 using a Bird 200 Watt 30 dB attenuator and HP
8901A Analyzer. The second picture shows the LP-100 in
operation in my shack.
Thanks
again for a fun project and quality product.
Jim
W4TVI
PY1KZ
Dear Larry,
The LP-100A is working very well in my station. Take a look at the attached
photo. You can use the photo in your site if you want.
Thank you so much and congratulations for the excellent equipment. I
am so happy!!!
With my best regards,
73´s
Miguel Dau PY1KZ
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