Once again, the Amazon Phantom has struck! In yesterday's mail was a package from Amazon containing a pumice scraping stone to clean the toilet bowl. To my benefactor I thank you, and I truly appreciate your generosity. Anyone else feeling the urge to send a pumice stone -- I am good. A gallon of 12% Hydrogen Peroxide ... OOOPS Here I am soliciting and that is not my intent. Please do not send any H202.
Now a giant plug for the G-QRP Club and the SPRAT publication. I am lucky to own a SPRAT on a STICK, which essentially is a compendium of all of the SPRAT articles going back to #1 and carried forward to the most recent all on a USB Stick. Be aware that the compendium is only as recent to when the stick was burned.
But I did find Issue #61 on my stick which covers the Stockton Bridge in an article entitled A Bi-Directional Inline Wattmeter pp 12-16. (David Stockton, G4ZNQ). No "Digital Stuff" here just two meters. G4ZNQ's description of the circuit and its function is superb and easy to read. He actually developed this project based on some work he did in his professional career. A page from his article is shown below.
The calculation of SWR is based on the forward and reflected power and involves some math flogging. The no calculation involved approach is to match the load to the rig to a point where there is max forward power and a minimum reflected power -- just watch the two meters!
TYGNYBNAINNVNA
73's
Pete N6QW