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

Works good for GMRS frequencies. Had a brand new 450-470MHz antenna that was registering at 9 vswr, trimmed it down just right with the help of this tool to around 1.06 vswr. Glad it came with UHF SO-259 adapters.

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.

Poor quality connections; pins inside the female connection broke off making the meter unusable. I will attempt reaching out to the MFG for warrenty claim. (Not holding my breath) F/up: crickets from mfg. Glad I did not hold my breath.

I had a nagging suspicion there was a problem with my antenna and this told me my SWR was 20+. Antenna replaced, new one tests at 1.5 and Im happy. This is full-featured and well-built. Im glad I picked this one and have recommended it to several other members in my local SAR group.

I bought this to see what kind of power I was getting. Turns out Im getting more power than this can read, (120W) which is a great thing. I have it permanently setup and its still kicking after a month. I should mention that I dont have a dummy load so I cant be that accurate.

This unit turns on etc. problem I’m having… it doesn’t pick up anything

Works very well. Seems accurate. Solidly made, feels substantial, good quality for the price. This seller has a better price than many others, with no apparent downside. (Only minor tweak desired would be in the firmware to have the largest displayed wattage value be net output instead of initial power out (before subtracting reflected power). But net output is at the bottom, so no big deal.)

Works really well and pretty accurate.

Love the meter, but its basically worthless now. I used this meter for almost a year (purchased in March 2020). It was fantastic! I got good readings and it was super easy to use both at home and on the road. Its small and compact. Built well and easy to read/use. Then after about 6 months, I noticed the battery was not charging while plugged in. The meter was still working, so I didnt worry about it too much. Especially since I used it most of the time plugged in. Then the meter stopped working, even when it was plugged in. I reached out to the manufacturer and got some help getting the case open (its a T6 driver if you are interested), but finding a replacement battery is not a simple task. Typically, I can change a battery. No big deal. But, Im not an electrical wizard that can say oh thats a XYZ battery just use this as a replacement kind of guy. So, I dont know what type of battery is in the meter (see photo) and the manufacturer said they cant ship batteries into the U.S. Further, they did not know where I could get a replacement. Im left with buying a new meter or finding a different one.

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