[Elecraft] DMM Recommendations -- Fluke 179?

[Dave Heil]

In the past, I had Fluke and Beckman meters and, in my days in 
industrial electronic sales, I sold both of them.

In recent years, I've become a fan of the Chinese-made copies at Harbor 
Freight.  They have the functions but not the price.  At $19.99, I was 
able to buy a couple of them--one for the shack and one for the barn.  
You might give them a look before throwing money at the market leaders.

73,

Dave K8MN


On 19-Mar-18 15:09, Dauer, Edward wrote:
> 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
>
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