[Lowfer] L/c meter for $35 on ebay

[Zack Widup]

The AADE meter does look good! The only thing I'm concerned about is the
range for capacitance measurements looks to be on the low side. The Korean
unit supposedly has extended ranges to measure large capacitances (100 mF)
and inductances (100H).

But heck, maybe I'll get one of the AADE and one of the Korean units.

73, Zack W9SZ


On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 8:49 AM, Paul Daulton <k5wms at centurytel.net> wrote:

> Dick & all, I have the AADE LCM I bought from Kanga kits. You can have
> it when you pry my cold dead fingers from it! It is indespensible when
> building. I have both a Heath QM-1 and Boonton 260 q-meters but the
> AADE is so quick to use they seldom get turned on. I hope the Chinese
> lcm is half as good. I did take the "chicken route" and bought the AADE
> assembled, I think it was $129.00 plus shipping.
>
> Dave wa5wk0 and I used it to measure his ASHLOCK loop, and make a test
> coil for bench work to set up the matching network for HSA. In building
> the network I found some  silver micas marked 2200pf and one marked
> 222pf. The change in marking threw me as the one marked 222 is also
> 2200pf. For the small mono caps I have to get out a jewlers loop to
> read the markings, with the AADE meter it is quick to read.
>
> I use several of the Harbor Frieght dvm's sold for $4.00. Last trip to
> Harbor Frieght my buddy Dave bought a DVM for $19.00 that has 1 inch
> letters on the lcd. It also has , in addition to the normal DVM scales
> for resistance,current and voltage, a freq meter(0 to 20khz) and a
> capacitance meter.
>
> Until Dave receives his lcm and dds generator we won't know the exact
> size, meanwhile we are looking for a suitable enclosure. Altoids tins
> may be too small. If anyone has an Idea for an enclosure please post it.
>
> Paul Daulton k5wms
>
> Quoting Dick Goodman <wa3usg at verizon.net>:
> >  Have you guys seen this unit. It's a kit from "Almost all Digital
> > Electronics". I built one and it works great. On his web site, he has a
> link
> > to a very nice filter design program. I used it to build a 100 KHz notch
> > filter back in the LORAN days. It worked great ... And I wound & measured
> > all of the inductors using his L/C meter. Don't overlook this one!
> >
> > http://www.aade.com/lcmeter.htm
> >
> > 73
> > Dick, WA3USG
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: lowfer-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:
> lowfer-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> > On Behalf Of jrusgrove at comcast.net
> > Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 6:13 AM
> > To: Discussion of the Lowfer (US,European, & UK) and MedFer bands
> > Subject: Re: [Lowfer] L/c meter for $35 on ebay
> >
> > Bought one also ... but the packaged version. We'll see how it works.
> >
> >
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160511337908&ssPageName=S
> > TRK:MEWAX:IT
> >
> > Could have used it just the other day. Wanted to measure stray tank C in
> a
> > pr 3-500Z amplifier.
> > Battery power, small size and ability to measure small C values would
> have
> > made it ideal for that application.
> >
> > Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Lee" <fccpart15 at earthlink.net>
> > To: <k5wms at centurytel.net>; "Discussion of the Lowfer (US,European,&UK)
> and
> > MedFer bands"
> > <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>; "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, &,UK)
> and
> > MedFer bands"
> > <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 12:47 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Lowfer] L/c meter for $35 on ebay
> >
> >
> > > Mine is in the mail. I will let folks know how it worked out. I was
> > spending a lot of time looking
> > > for a surplus piece of test equipment to do the same thing. Looks like
> I
> > might be happy that did
> > > not work out.
> > > Lee
> > > KE6PCT
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > >>From: Paul Daulton <k5wms at centurytel.net>
> > >>Sent: Jul 21, 2011 7:31 PM
> > >>To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, &, UK) and MedFer bands"
> > <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
> > >>Subject: Re: [Lowfer] L/c meter for $35 on ebay
> > >>
> > >>My buddy Dave wa5wko has ordered one of these. He also ordered one of
> > >>the 0-5mhz function generators I mentioned in an earlier post.
> > >>
> > >>While on ebay look at the dds generators, they look like the same
> > >>company that built the l/c meter built them also.
> > >>
> > >>Paul
> > >>
> > >>Quoting Zack Widup <w9sz.zack at gmail.com>:
> > >>> Well, if they are as good as the specs show, it looks like a good
> deal.
> > I
> > >>> might just order one and see. I've been looking for something like
> that.
> > >>>
> > >>> 73, Zack W9SZ
> > >>>
> > >>> On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 7:27 PM, Paul Daulton <k5wms at centurytel.net>
> > wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> > I found an assembled l/c meter on ebay Here are two like items from
> > >>> > different vendors.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > 260820826710
> > >>> >
> > >>> > 150504831155
> > >>> >
> > >>> > one is $32.95 other is 35.95. note these are fully assembled and
> > shipping
> > >>> > is paid. If I didnt already have an AADE lc meter I would order
> one.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > I also found several dds modules just search on ebay for AD9851 in
> > consumer
> > >>> > electronics.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > Let me know what you think.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > Paul Daulton K5WMS
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> > >>> > Jacksonville,Ar 72076
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