[Elecraft] discussing dislikes and likes

[Phil Wheeler]

Don Brown wrote:

>Hi
>
>I totally agree with Earl on this one. I find the little L/C meter to be
>indispensable in my lab. It is a great little warm up kit if you want to
>build a little confidence in your skills before jumping into the K2.
>

I agree on this one.  An invaluable tool

>
>Two other kits I use all the time and are good starters are the OHR WM-2
>watt meter and the OHR 100 watt dummy load modified to act as a power
>attenuator for the WM-2. Using the two together the WM-2 will read 0 to 100
>watts on the 1 watt scale and its fairly accurate except on 10 meters where
>it rolls off a little but still quite useable
>

I've built the WM-2 and was less happy.  It read wrong and I had to 
troubleshoot it. It turned out the calibration parameters at that time 
had not bee updated to reflect a component change, and the vendor fixed 
it for me with no hassle.  But I did not know that, going in, and found 
the mechanical assembly to make troubleshooting a nightmare.  Good meter 
now -- but if you build one, get it right the first time!

73, Phil