[Boatanchors] Converting GDO to solid state?

[Steve Uhrig]

Once upon a midnight dreary, n2lxm at juno.com pondered, weak and weary:

>  Does any one have any thoughts on converting and old tube type
> Grid-Dip meter to Solid State? But now with the weather turning warmer I
> want to be able to use my Millen Antenna Bridge out side. And I am
> getting tired of pulling an AC extension cord out every time I want to
> play with the antennas. 

Hi Jeff,

Any chance of running yours on batteries? Few penlights for filament, and 
some 9v batts in series for the B+? I don't know the device but I've done 
that with tube radios just for grins. Taped 9v batts all the way around.

Might be practical for the short periods you'd need to use it.

Steve WA3SWS


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