Coy, I have a Simpson 260 in the back seat of my truck I service radios out of, had it for about 12 years now with no problems but also carry a high dollar digital meter for precision work. I have also tuned many radios with a Fluke (or similar meter) but you have to remember some on this message board have never tuned a radio before and they are just learning radio work. You have to admit that the analog is better for beginners. I use Triplett's 630's as well as a digital on my shop bench. The 630's are Dinosaurs but still work well and with the meter/voltage doubler turned on I would put it up against the digital for tuning accuracy. Like you said, it's slower using a digital.
Also, in 99.9% of the cases there is no reason to worry about 1/10 of a volt in tuning front ends or exciters, the circuits are by design broader than that. There is a part of the old Johnson LTR Trunk systems that have to be set within a 1/10 of a volt but it not in any of the RF circuits. One other thing I carry the Analog for is backup, it is very frustrating when you get to a job site and find the battery in the digital meter is dead and the spare battery is also dead or missing. Agree to disagree, Paul -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Coy Hilton Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2005 11:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Multimeter for $2.99 I can get the last tenth of a milivolt out of a MASTR II receiver with a my Fluke can you say that for the Simpson 260? Plus, you have to treat the Simpson like egg shells. DOnt get me wrong I used a Simpson for many years until I got used to using a FLUKE DVM for tuning. You have to go slowly during tuning but it pays off. AC0Y --- In [email protected], "Paul Finch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > > Some of the Fluke's have a bar graph that gives a sort of analog reading to > be able to tune a radio. You can use a purely digital meter but it's much > easier with a good analog readout like a Triplett 630 NA or Simpson 260. > > Paul > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of DCFluX > Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2005 10:06 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Multimeter for $2.99 > > > I disagree, I have had many repeater partys with my Fluke 87 and it has > always come through. > > > On 12/27/05, Neil McKie < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In my personal opinion, a digital meter is worthless for tuning - > anything. > > Neil McKie - WA6KLA > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- > -- > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > a.. Visit your group "Repeater-Builder" on the web. > > b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- > -- > Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
