[Elecraft] DMM Recommendations -- Fluke 179?

[Dauer, Edward]

My inexpensive DMM is becoming troublesome – internal rotary switch contacts intermittent, requiring wriggling back and forth before it will give a reading on some ranges.  And it has limited functions

Some research suggested the Fluke 179.  I would like to have autoranging, all the usual DMM functions, plus capacitance, diode testing, frequency, and temperature.  Amazon sells it with an accessory kit (the Fluke 179/EDA2) for just under $300.  That’s about four times what the less expensive brands go for.  But on the theory that it’s better to buy the best first and cry only once, is the Fluke 179 worth the price?

Ted, KN1CBR