[Elecraft] Help me buy a DMM

[Brett gazdzinski]

I got a wavetek meterman about 5 years ago, under $100.00
and it does the usual readings, inductance and capacitance from 
very small values to very large values, frequency to 15 Mhz, transistor
tests, temp with a probe.

Not lab equipment but very usefull if you are going to be doing
any building or home brewing, plus it comes in handy for non ham uses.

There are plenty of cheaper meters that do quite a bit, do most people
need lab equipment, or a meter you can drop from 50 feet?
I never broke a meter, the rugedized ones are for techs that throw them into
a work van. I have a fluke 87V in my work van, a well made expensive basic
meter.

Radio shack is generally poor quality at a high price, you can get great
buys on
line, or even ebay, or at a hamfest.

Brett
N2DTS