[Boatanchors] SP-600 meter

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

Thanks for the additional info, Al. I've glanced at the SP-200 meters
before as a substitute, but was lucky to get one through Bill Marx
back in the late 90s from his friend Chris in Florida. Think I paid
$10-$20, but it was a decade ago and private sale.

The worst cases I've seen involved boring out the meter hole, drilling
the panel for mounting holes, and mounting huge, monster meters in
place of the original. Think I've seen 2-3 like this over the years.
>From the days when old radios weren't so old and were seen merely as
tools, not as being aesthetically-pleasing.

de Todd/'Boomer'  KA1KAQ

On 8/8/07, Al Parker <anchor at ec.rr.com> wrote:
> Hi Boomer, Bob, et al,
>     Yes, the SP-200/BC-779's also use a 200 ua meter.  They're basically
> measuring AVC voltage, tho' the ckts are slightly different.  The meters are
> both the same dia., have a round face and bezel, fit the same 2-1/8" hole
> with a back ring for securing, no screws.  The older meter is back-lit, and
> it's scale is only an S-meter, to S-9 only, while the SP-600's has an audio
> ouput scale on it.
>     I did find my pic of the SP-600 meter scale & sent it to Bill, WD5DZG,
> this AM.
>     I think Bob & I were watching/commenting on, the meter he got from ebay
> a while ago.  I have seen them there occasionally, but prices go from abt
> $75 to up well over $100, I think.
> 73,
> Al, W8UT
> New Bern, NC
> www.boatanchors.org
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
> To: "Bob Young" <youngbob53 at msn.com>
> Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 12:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] SP-600 meter
>
>
> > Took me a couple of years to track one down along with the dial lock
> > mechanism, but I finally did. Then I turned around and traded it for
> > an R-388, having been given another SP-600.
> >
> > I've always wondered if the older Super Pro meter would work from a -200
> > etc.?
> >
> > ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ
> >
> > On 8/8/07, Bob Young <youngbob53 at msn.com> wrote:
> >> They occasionally show up on ebay, usually aren't cheap but I got a nice
> >> original one for mine there, forgot how much I paid, but it wasn't
> >> outrageous,
> >>
> >> Bob Young
> >> KB1OKL
> >> >
> >> >Hi Group. Does anyone know off hand what the movement value of an SP600
> >> >meter is
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