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Watt meter/ antenna tester with digital radios
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My Bird 43 works great on both Analog DMR NXDN and P25.
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What flavor digital?
FDMA digital, like P25 Phase 1, NXDN, etc. should work just fine with a standard watt meter. I use a Bird 43 and a 4304 all the time on those.
TDMA digital, like DMR or P25 Phase 2, will give some meters a problem due to the pulsed nature of the transmission.
There are meters that will handle TDMA.
What type of digital transmission?
Agreed, I've not gotten accurate readings on DMR on the 43 or most others I've tried that worked on analog and things like D-star, NXDN and Phase 1 P-25 or conventional P-25.
A peak reading wattmeter should give closer readings in DMR and other TDMA digital modes compared to FM. However, since TDMA modes are pulsed the RMS value will be less than FM mode or FDMA modes because you will have less average power in those modes. Average reading meters are doing what they are supposed to but there is no standard among cheap meters so they will all read a little different. If you use a Bird type meter and know the pulse width and duty cycle of the TDMA mode you can make corrections for it. Not so much with an MFJ or other brand.
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