[Elecraft] WM-2 was discussing dislikes and likes

[Don Brown]

Hi

Yes I can see if you had to do any repair work it would not be easy the way
the board is attached to the connectors on the back of the box. Same problem
the DEM transverters have. There is a lot of stuff out there the
manufacturer put very little thought into the problems of working on their
products.

We are all a little spoiled by Elecraft with the no wiring plug together
boards. Sure makes it easy to work on and install those mods if you want to.
;-)

Don Brown


----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Wheeler" <w7ox@earthlink.net>
To: "Don Brown" <DolfinDon@msn.com>
Cc: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>; <k6se@juno.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] discussing dislikes and likes


> 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
>