[MRCA] Technoweenie Stocking Stuffer

[Mike Feher]

This one is $1 less and is also from GA,  321943892116 . 73 – Mike 

 

Mike B. Feher, N4FS

89 Arnold Blvd.

Howell, NJ, 07731

732-886-5960 

 

From: MRCA [mailto:mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Clare Owens
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2015 9:48 AM
To: Military Radio Collectors Association
Subject: Re: [MRCA] Technoweenie Stocking Stuffer

 

So, since I always have eBay open in my browser I just went ahead and ordered two, gotta have one for my son Bill.

Thanks for the heads-up.

Clare

 

On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 3:36 PM, Al Klase <ark at ar88.net> wrote:

Gang,

I just took delivery of this component tester.


You don't even have to know what component.  Just stick something in the zero-insertion-force socket, push the button, and the tin brain inside figures it out.  Does resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes, and bipolar and FET transistors.

The best part:  It's 15 bucks shipped from Duluth, GA. - 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/221961865013?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 <http://www.ebay.com/itm/221961865013?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT> &ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

There are a bunch of these floating around on E-bay, but this appears to be the latest revision, with a really nice display and rugged battery holder.  You'll likely want to install in in some sort of box to carry around.

All this is made possible by a modern microcontroller that has analog inputs and outputs built in, so it can make the appropriate measurements.
uC data sheet here:  ATmega48A, ATmega48PA, ATmega88A, ATmega88PA, ATmega168A, ATmega1688PA, ATmega328, ATmega328P datasheet - atmel-8271-8-bit-avr-microcontroller-atmega48a-48pa-88a-88pa-168a-168pa-328-328p_datasheet_complete.pdf <http://www.atmel.com/images/atmel-8271-8-bit-avr-microcontroller-atmega48a-48pa-88a-88pa-168a-168pa-328-328p_datasheet_complete.pdf> 

Not much on the circuit board except the processor and an 8MHz crystal.  Everything else in SMOP. (Simply a Matter Of Programming)  Welcome to the 21st Century!

My apologies for the freak out,
Al



-- 
Al Klase – N3FRQ
Jersey City, NJ
http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/
 


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