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coolrat68
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Browning golden eagle mark 4 swr setup Jan 29, 2022 20:19:54 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by coolrat68 on Jan 29, 2022 20:19:54 GMT -5

Hello fellow Browning radio users.
I am wondering if some can give me some insight on how to setup my golden eagle mark 4 I recently got.
I have it all hooked up minus the antenna. I have a Antron 99 I will be hooking up and wondering what the procedure is to calibrate swr. It looks like there is an on board setup for this. Thank you in advance.
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Browning golden eagle mark 4 swr setup Jan 31, 2022 1:18:08 GMT -5 cbrown likes this

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Post by 2600 on Jan 31, 2022 1:18:08 GMT -5

I recommend getting an external SWR meter. Most of those on the market also measure RF power in Watts. The built-in SWR meter in that radio is not all that good, and it has no calibration adjustment at all for that meter function.

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cbrown
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Browning golden eagle mark 4 swr setup Feb 2, 2022 12:56:28 GMT -5

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Post by cbrown on Feb 2, 2022 12:56:28 GMT -5

Agreed, an external SWR meter is the best way to go. You can also use an antenna analyzer to set up your Antron 99, but there is a higher cost to that over an external SWR meter. If you know of anyone with say a MFJ 259, that would be a good way to go also.