[Boatanchors] SP-600 meter

[Bob Young]

Yes, after I bought mine I had to buy a new front panel also as the hole was 
a little too big that they drilled for the meter I took out,

Bob
KB1OKL

>From: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
>To: "Al Parker" <anchor at ec.rr.com>
>CC: "Bob Young" <youngbob53 at msn.com>, boatanchors at mailman.qth.net, 
>cheops210 at hughes.net
>Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] SP-600 meter
>Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 13:25:55 -0400
>
>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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