[Boatanchors] newbie question

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

Besides peak or dip setting, the other practical problem with digital 
meters of most kinds is that they can be time wasters.  It actually takes 
practice and discipline (and knowledge as to how critical the reading actually is) 
for the average person not to sit there for multiple minutes trying to get 
that last digit to match whatever the manual or other source says.  Plus when 
dealing with vintage gear, the reading that you set or get could be wrong 
anyway because for example the manual says the readings were obtained using a 
1000 ohms per volt meter and the DMM isn't even close to that.

Robert Downs - Houston
wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
MVPA 9480

In a message dated 06/30/2013 14:05:16 PM Central Daylight Time, 
w7qho at aol.com writes: 
> Yes, absolutely!
> 
> Dennis D.  W7QHO
> Glendale, CA
> 
> ****************
> On Jun 30, 2013, at 8:22 AM, D C _Mac_ Macdonald wrote:
> 
> >Personally, I would recommend getting BOTH a VTVM and a DMM.   
> >Digital stuff is great for accuracy but a visible swinging physical  
> >meter needle is far superior when attempting for either a maximum or  
> >a minimum when tuning a stage or stages.