Mcbazel Surecom SW-102 Digital VHF/UHF 125-525Mhz Antenna Power & SWR Meter

This unit works very good

I bought this meter due having issues with a Latnex meter not correctly calculating SWR. Seems the Surecom is no different. Apparently, the newer models have this issue. Older models do not. Contacted Surecom about this and was a waste of time. ZERO help. Kept asking how many output watts does my NanoVNA put out. It doesnt put any watts out! Im not a radio expert by any means but I feel Im pretty confident I can read a cutting chart by a antenna manufacturer and can measure twice and cut once. I dont think I can get the SWR exactly to 1:1 on two different antennas. I think its an issue with the advertised frequency range. I checked it on a ham frequency of 146.52 and got a 1.72 SWR. Some of that could be the antenna isnt tuned for that frequency but it shows it can report something other than 1.0. This antenna was checked with a NanoVNA that was calibrated just prior to the test. Notice the difference in SWR between the SW-102 and the NanoVNA in the pics.

Avoid this unit. Nearly impossible to read, no useable instructions, awkward menu system - very inconsistent measurement. I do not recommend, and in fact I returned it within a few days.

Adj. for power and freq. are time consuming. Once set its good.

This is just what the doctor ordered. Comes with the necessary adapters to get your PL 259 connections in. Easy to read screen. Small enough to carry on your GOTO pack.

My meter did NOT come with the adapters, so I cannot immediately use it. I purchased this October 2018.

Lightweight, easy to use, works as advertised, smaller than I thought which is a good thing, easy to connect, bright enough to read easily. Highly recommended.

Where does it state in writing, not usable with DMR Radios?

I would have liked it to cover 27 megahertz also.

I meant to buy the one with the sma-female connector, but instead bought another. not a big deal and buying the proper adapter allowed me to test it thoroughly. I am thrilled at how easy and useful this device is. I have used it countless times without the battery sweating a single drop. Tested many antennas and found some that exceeded 4.5:1, tuned them, and have immensely expanded my knowledge on radios in general. Overall, I recommend this highly to anyone needing an swr meter, or just like owning high quality products to show off how intelligent you are :P