SWR / Power METER for CB Radio 100 Watts - Dual Meters - Workman SWR3P

Wonderful meter. Works perfectly. Allow me to see RF and power settings for my radio antenna

A must have tool when You are installing a CB Radio. Easy operation. After the first time You use it You will feel like a professional installer. There are several videos on YouTube explaining how to use SWR Meters and what to expect. Workman appears to have quality products at a fair price and I will look for the brand when purchasing other items. Even if You are installing a CB Radio with a built in SWR meter this is still a great tool to have. The built in SWR meters on CB Radios have been known to have accuracy issues according to the reviews I have read and the online forums I have visited. For dual CB antennas it is recommended on some sites that You should check each antenna with a single 18 foot CB coax cable with the SWR meter. However You will also need to have a separate 18 foot single CB coax cable. Just an FYI, It would seem to be easier adjusting one at a time rather than making two adjustments which may be a bit different. If You want to protect your investment and have your CB Radio work the best you need to check the SWR. High SWR will damage your CB Radio. Having the extra meter to check the output wattage is a nice feature also. I prefer purchasing on Amazon using Prime so I know when my item will arrive and I can plan my projects. Thanks again Amazon!

With due respect to those truly happy with this product, I am puzzled how anyone can say this is a good or great product unless they are paid to write good reviews. A practice recently documented as becoming more prevalent lately. From the moment I opened the package you could tell the product was junk. The metal enclosure is thin and wasn't even closed, I had to press it closed. The plastic window over each of the meters is not secured and if you lightly press on them, they flex inward. The instructions are poor at best. One of the scales is a field strength meter and there is a supplied antenna, but the instructions don't cover how to measure field strength. As far as measuring output wattage, the instructions talk about a switch on the right which should be in the "upward" position. There is no switch on the right. There are only two switches and one is oriented above the other. One switch is the FWD and REF for taking your SWR and the other is the meter selection for reading either 10W or 100W. I've previously tested the radio at 35 watts output but this meter only reads "1" and never moves with modulation, nor when I adjust the LP or HP deadkey pots, VR13 & VR16. The poor quality is also evident when testing the SWR. While calibrating the "set", the needle jump around and is jerky. I couldn't get it to settle on the set mark, it would jump high or low. Because I was on a dummy load, the reading should be 1:1, but the needle dropped to below the 1:1 mark. I guess you get what you pay for. I don't write reviews, but this product is so bad, I'm compelled to mention it.

Works very well for basic SWR calibration. Needs no power supply. Simply run your antenna into it and an antenna jumper (sold separately) to your radio. This product does not come with instructions so you will need to look up how to use it on your own.

Package was missing all labeling, just a clear shell. I am not that surprised because I’m sure this is something people buy use once and return. Also the FWD/REV switch was broken, had to take it apart and reseat the pcb so it would function. It works, but I didn’t know I was buying a used item with some assembly required.

Solid, enclosure. Accurate with two other units. The field strength meter antenna is not threaded properly and doesn't screw in. Not a deal breaker for me. It was "open box". Watt meter accurate at 40. I trust analog things for antenna accuracy. Just old.

What to say? Works to balance CB load. I made custom mounts for my trike, and having blown up one CB, I know what happens when the antenna you buy is broken and you can't test the load. This appears to work fine, and my CB is intact. I was even able to tune the antenna better. Adding a spring and copper washer and some fiddling got it closer to 1:1.3, vs. 1.6 w/o the spring or fiddling. I'm happy.

Used it to tune and check power output on two different cb's. Works great. One of them didn't like it's antenna 1.8 & 2.4 and had to trim the antenna down to get its swr down. Ended up at an even 1.6 Glad I got it because it could have been problematic down the road. Also found out my linear is not putting any power out anymore.

Meter contention was for a CB type antenna and receiver. I needed it for a cell booster antenna. So it did not work for me.

Junk won't work ... Recieved broken . Had for a while before I could use to find out it was broken. Is there anyway I can receive a replacement I know time is up to return but I was broken when I got this please help