Tuesday, April 14, 2009

SWR Indicator

I added the Hendricks QRP Kits SWR Indicator to the MFJ QRP Cub this week. I found room for it on the back panel of the little box.

This is a little return-loss bridge that was designed by Dan Tayloe, N7VE.

The kit went together fairly well, and the instructions were easy to understand, especially with all of the photos. The hardest part was how to get the signals in and out of the board. I settled on using short pieces of RG-174 running from the RCA plug to the board, and from the board to a new BNC bulkhead connector. Even with RG-174, it was hard getting the shield into the holes on the board. I eventually got it, but it looks a little ugly.

Pictures to follow as soon as I can take some