[Boatanchors] Globe KIng Panel Meters

[w5jo at brightok.net]

But the meters were common off the shelf, Leo would use the least expensive 
parts available.  I doubt he would pay to have others made.  Simpson and 
Triplett all developed and sold that kind of meter.  The only other thing 
one could get for a reasonable price was the iron vane type common on the 
little Heath, Knight and other Novice transmitters.

Jim
W5JO


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But the GK500 was 500 watts input or somewhere in that vicinity.

Rob
K5UJ

On Sat, Apr 30, 2016 at 2:09 PM,  <w5jo at brightok.net> wrote:
> Gary,
>
> I suspect those meters were chosen purposely.  Back when the legal input
> power was 1000 watts, it was dependent on the Amateur's ability to
> accurately measure the parameters of one's transmitter.  If you did not 
> have
> the means then you were restricted to 900 watts max.  One of the things
> specified was that any meter used in a max power installation have a very
> short time constant.  At the moment I forget the time constant but, most
> probably, the meters in the GK met those standards.
> 250 milliseconds sticks in my memory.
>