[Elecraft] DMM Recommendations -- Fluke 179?

[Chip Stratton]

If looking for something more "name brand", the Greenlee DM-510A is made by
Brymen. I have this and have been very happy with it. Also on Amazon.

73
Chip
AE5KA

On Mon, Mar 19, 2018 at 11:09 AM, Dauer, Edward <edauer at law.du.edu> 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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