I have a Fluke 87...for a couple of decades now. It does it all well. Chuck Jack Hawley KE9UW
Sent from my iPhone, cjack > On Dec 23, 2019, at 10:31 PM, Bob McGraw K4TAX <[email protected]> wrote: > > A good, known accurate DVM is an asset to any station. Use it to determine > if the others are accurate. There are several good brands available. A DVM > that is not accurate is worse than no DVM at all. > > My choice of many years ago is my Fluke 77. After I tapped it with too much > voltage, I sent it to Fluke for repair and calibration. I am confident when > I make a measurement it is accurate without question. > > Bob, K4TAX > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 23, 2019, at 2:12 PM, Buck <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> The reliable place to measure the voltage at the K3x is using the supply >> voltage display meter in the radio. I was surprised to find mine was >> significantly low. I thought it was voltage drop but changing the supply >> cable didn't make much difference. >> >> Turns out the Astron power supply was more than a volt low and the meter on >> the supply had been cranked up to make it appear to be correct. I used two >> separate VOMs to set the power supply and then adjusted the meter to make it >> agree. >> >> Moral of the story: don't rely on the meter on the power supply and assume a >> low reading at the radio is due solely to voltage drop. >> >> >> >> Buck, k4ia >> Honor Roll >> 8BDXCC >> EasyWayHamBooks.com >> >>>> On 12/23/2019 2:26 PM, Phil Kane wrote: >>>> On 12/22/2019 9:44 AM, Bob McGraw wrote: >>>> I also added a dedicated ground between the ground screw on the back of >>>> the radio to the ground screw on the power supply. >>> That's for "bonding". Where do you pick up "ground" - at the radio, at >>> the PS, or at some other point? >>> 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane >>> Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >>> From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest >>> Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:[email protected] >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>> Message delivered to [email protected] >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to [email protected] > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
