SWR Meter

A standing wave ratio meter, SWR meter, ISWR meter (current “I” SWR), or VSWR meter (voltage SWR) measures the standing wave ratio (SWR) in a transmission line.^[a] The meter indirectly measures the degree of mismatch between a transmission line and its load (usually an antenna). Electronics technicians use it to adjust radio transmitters and their antennas and feedlines to be impedance matched so they work together properly, and evaluate the effectiveness of other impedance matching efforts.