C8 RV2 & RV4 100k RV4

+V
100nF C10 ORIGINAL DESIGN DD2JI (1982)
10 uF 1 Meg
22 uF 500 k J5 J6
47 uF 200 k R14 +REF + FWD

8
100 uF 100 k 1k D2
1N4148 3 FROM SWR BRIDGE
U2:B 5 1
7 2 R18 SWR METER FULL SCALE FINE ADJUST
6
RV2 C8 LM358N 100k
J7 LM358N U2:A

4
100k 100uF
1 R1 RV1 R2
FWD POWER 2 C5 R10 C4 R9 10k 10k
(QUADRATIC SCALE) 1nF 100k 1nF 100k 1M
J2 U1:C
AVG / PEAK 9
R8 8
10
1M LM324
R13 OSCILLOGRAMS C2 J1
+V 10nF
100k + SWR
R11 R6 +V
SWR METER (LOG SCALE)
100k
1k GND A FIXED VALUE RESISTOR CAN BE
C6 100nF PLACED, IF NECESSARY BETWEEN
J1 AND A TOO SENSITIVE SWR METER
5 R7 1M
4

7
U1:A 3
6
"N" "N"
1 LM324 D Q1 D Q2
2 U1:B 2N7000 2N7000 +V VOLTAGE SHALL BE HIGHER
LM324 OR BS170 OR BS170 C1 (~3 V) THAN DETECTORS RECTIFIED
G G
S S
VOLTAGE AT MAXIMUM OUTPUT POWER
11

10nF
C3 DONT USE BS170 ! OF TRANSCEIVER OR LINEAR AMPLIFIER
100nF +V

R12
1k R5 J3
LM324 13 +V (12 TO 28 V)
14 MAXI 30 V
1k @ 0.25 W FOR 12-14 V
NOTA FOR WATTMETER 12 R4 2.2k @ 0.5 W FOR 24-28 V
U1:D 22k C9
J2 WITH JUMPER OFF: AVERAGE READING R3 D1
J2 WITH JUMPER ON: PEAK READING (SSB/CW) 1M J8 100nF ZENER 3.6V J4
0.5 W GND
+3.6V
TIME CONSTANT SHALL BE ~1 TO ~5 SECONDS C7 OUT
100nF
(T BEING = RC >> 1 Meg // 4.7 µF = 4.7 SECONDS) RV3
10k
D2: 1N5711, 1N4148, 1N914 OR EQUIVALENT
Q1, Q2: 2N7000, VN10KM, ZVN4306 ETC.... SWR METER FULL SCALE COARSE ADJUST Rev 6: Added peak power meter
U1: MUST BE LM324 U2: MUST BE LM358
DOC N°: AMATEUR RADIO
ALL 1 MEGHOMS & 100 k RESISTORS: ~2% SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM BY: f1frv@sfr.fr http://f1frv.free.fr
ALL 22 nF: ~5% OR PAIRED (IF POSSIBLE) AUTOMATIC SWR & POWER METER DATE: 10/05/13 REV: 6 PAGE: 1/2
 ANTENNA

SWR BRIDGE
TRANSCEIVER
OR
AMPLIFIER C1

C2 R1
R2

ALTERNATIVE
WATTS

SWR

WATTMETER
AUTOMATIC SWR METER AVERAGE / PEAK
WATTS
AND POWER METER
PEAK AND AVERAGE
SWR
DC SUPPLY
12 - 28 V
SWR VOLTAGE OUTPUT 50 mA

DATE: 10/05/13 REV: 6 PAGE: 2/2

AUTOMATIC SWR & POWER METER BY: f1frv@sfr.fr
PRINCIPLE SCHEMATIC DOC N°: AMATEUR RADIO