CQV-SWR120 is this affordable SWR/POWER Meter any good?

I bought this SWR/Power meter to try it out and see if it was any good. Follow along as I test it out.
I purchased this from aliexpress.
#CQV-SWR120, #swr meter, p#power meter,

[@DonzLockz]

Awesome! A beeping sound is better than smoke!🔥💨

[@don_n5skt]

Thanks Chuck. I picked up 2 of these and showed them in TOADS. Then someone said you did a video on them. Very nice. They are very nice.

[@KK6USYHamRadioAdventures]

Yea Don, they are pretty nice

[@AndyAAzeroAM]

Cool little unit. Nice screen and the alert feature is nice too

[@DK5ONV]

👀 Wohooo another new Toy for our Big Boy. What sweet digital SWR/PWR Meter. Happy Tuesday Fire Chief & tnx for the Video. 73 de YFUG 💯🙋‍♂

[@hamradiowithkevin]

That's pretty cool, Chuck. I like that style of meter better than the analog meters

[@Aussie3rdgeneration]

i have had one for a couple of months now loving it stupid buy one its worth it !

[@luke8210]

This will be a great addition to my mobile wet up. Nice.

[@matteng2332]

Super clean, love it

[@Tump2010]

slick little meter Chuck.

[@stephanhersey1186]

Thanks for the video. I purchased one and wanted to see how it works before hooking it up. Intended use is for portable. Thanks, Steve, k7ofg.

[@deirdre_anne]

Nice review, for $45 it might be worth grabbing one (or a couple) of these!

[@Porco_Utah]

cheapest method of getting forward Power , Reverse power is tap into radio's SWR bridge. I tapped into my FT-450 's SWR bridge, it produce around 4V at 100 watts level. can be done same things for VHF radio as well. no extra loss going through SWR meter connector, coax connection so on. AG6JU

[@radiotests]

You risk creating an unwanted attenuation stub tapping the bridge. It's best to sample the reflect from an inductive tap outside the circuit. If you tap the signal from the radios own meter signal that's safe enough.

[@Nathalie-vg9ok]

thanks for the review, very well done.

[@AlanElBee]

Thanks for showing this! Glad it runs on batteries so I can keep the wall wart away during QSOs. Very impressed! 73, K7KS

[@chadrides914]

What do you mean by; “wall wart “ Sir? Thanks !

[@jaym1301]

I think I'll get one of these after I'm licensed. It's so small compared to i.e. a cross-needle SWR and power meter that I should have no trouble finding a place for it in my tiny shack and the display's easy enough to read too. (I don't think I really need a separate SWR/wattmeter that I know of, but still, it has the coolness factor.)

[@phillipstracner7909]

So I can use this for CB radio? Killer man. I'm there dude. When I rains,my SWR will go down a tiny bit.

[@KK6USYHamRadioAdventures]

sure

[@KS0JD]

Cool SWR meter!

[@TheSmokinApe]

I like it!

[@Ron_pd3ron]

Looks Awesome, I need something for my (TR)usdx qrp set. I think I found it😍🤩

[@strelokw]

Does it making noise on some frequencies like CQV-SWR-508?

[@maikerumine]

I like the price too. :)

[@gerhardvanwykzs4rum685]

Very nice review but it's not "reference" its reflected power

[@tmccusk1]

What does that mean?

[@RogerBrenon]

@@tmccusk1 Means it's not that accurate.

[@richardkitchen4430]

Any chance of getting a manual?

[@LeeKirkman88]

Theres a 200w pro version now too

[@youtubeaccount931]

been thinking about one of those, my radio can only display one meter at a time

[@22272480]

Can this be used for a GMRS radio?

[@gglee1720]

How are you making SWR go up?

[@muskrat1949]

if I have an swr reading on my radio screen, why would I need this?

[@nightlife7231]

Can u use on cb band

[@crlarock6320]

New to all this. Will this measure the wattage/swr on a YAESU 2900 R 144-174 MHz

[@georgeosier5459]

strange they don't list CW on the tuner ..... ???? ...de N2JNZ

[@KK6USYHamRadioAdventures]

What tuner?

[@royfowler5637]

Does it do peak envelope power

[@ainttakenanyshit]

YEA, What he said....

[@kf7bws]

Am I correct in assuming you were using an external tuner?

[@r.digirolamo3839]

I noticed very large SWR variation during SSB transmission. Is this normal?

[@WaschyNumber1]

I wish someone would make one with a touchscreen, that's over 3 inch at least and have metal flush surfaces power button on the front not back and is accurate for swr and power output ect. Simple Data also usb c port for charging and 1 for firmware that's open source. For under 80£(100$) that can be used portable for hand radios up to 150watts,that would be enough for me, thst I don't have to buy over the years New stuff for different radios and Handel's all HAM Frequencys. Maybe a dream that can't come true for a Newbi.🤔😂

[@MikeG-js1jt]

I really needed to see how it performs on SSB pep?

[@Sui778]

It won't measure PEP accurately - the vast majority of digital meters are useless for PEP readings.

[@w8lvradio]

Does anyone know of a QUIET wall wart to feed it? 73 DE W8LV BILL

[@barneywilliams5774]

Try a snap on ferrite on the output power lead going to the meter close to the end Wrap the wire around one side of the ferrite twice snap it together experiment with amount of wraps. once you are satisfied use some glue to hold it in place

[@ЗаремаПапенина]

2317 Beryl Stravenue

[@AndersonYvette]

850 Zakary Bridge

[@ohiovoodoo5479]

will this do am

[@johnroberts6695]

Have you found this meter to be accurate with HT (walkie-talkie) SWRs? So many good HT antennas get a bad rap with SWR meters. I also wish this meter would read frequencies. That would make this meter perfect! I love the color screen, though.

[@john8520]

These are listed for 1.8-54MHz, so they won't be compatible with VHF/UHF HTs unfortunately.

[@JonathanCamille-r3r]

7269 Wilburn Underpass

[@CarpenterFitch]

1919 Hahn Mills

[@bloodstone2112]

Will this meter tune the antenna swr?

[@kg2mb1]

its not Tuner..

[@johnroberts6695]

This one may be pretty, but unless it's more accurate than the Surecom SW-102, the one thing that would make me stay/go with the Surecom is the frequency display. I have the Surecom SW-33 (which I love), but the SW-102 displays the incoming frequency display, which helped greatly when recording data from the Retevis RT-29 walkie-talkie and the Baofeng BF-888. I could never ID'ed those frequencies with the SW-33 or the CQV SWR-120. I love the colors with the latter, but also, the SWR 120 also won't work with as well with HTs as the Surecoms.

[@aaronjanderson1942]

Not sure if you realize but the Surecom SW-120 is for UHF/VHF, the item he is showing is for HF

[@aleksanderlukin9703]

@@aaronjanderson1942 а на 144mhz будет сильно неточность swr?

[@RossettiJacob]

03540 Elody Fork

[@KathleenJennifer-m3o]

5487 Price Fort

[@GeorgeClark-v2s]

McClure Flat

[@royfowler5637]

Biggest problem with this meter and with these type of meters is, the display is much too small.

[@BellocVenus]

3559 Darron Inlet

[@daveswitzer1727]

Nice unit THANKS! Just ordered mine. KO4UZU 73

[@FlowerBruno]

5190 Kimberly Stream

[@GrayXenia]

86998 Hoeger Plain

[@CarlArmand-l1d]

52718 Zetta Village

[@janegookralphs1173]

89892 Reinger Crossing

[@TomlinsonAbel]

71294 Flavio Hills

[@JennyGiles-w4v]

48747 Nikko Stream