[Elecraft] DMM Recommendation

[John Young]

Raj
    Good point on the refresh time.  I never liked tuning for a peak or 
dip using a digital meter.  Guess my analog brain doesn't like living in 
a digital world.  I've picked up old analog VTVMs for a buck or two at 
hamfests and converted them to FET op amps in place of the tubes.  Zero 
drift/warm up and all the advantages of an analog meter that runs on a 
9v battery.

     If there is any interest I will write it up after I retire at the 
end of this year.  Looking forward to more time for what I WANT to do.

73 John
WA8KNE


Rajiv Dewan, N2RD wrote:
> One of the characteristics I look for is response time / refresh time / 
> time to read.  It is much easier to make adjustments that depend on 
> measured voltage or resistance if the meter quicks refreshes the 
> readings.  Some multimeters, especially some of the Flukes, are 
> excellent in this regard.  For example Fluke 170 series will detect open 
> and short conditions as short as 250 micro seconds.  It also has a loud 
> beeper and I find it to be a great continuity checker.
> 
> Regards,
> Raj, N2RD
> K2 #5613