I think one was called the Lineman? and another the Toner? I added some dtmf and burst tones to my Sinadder 3 with aftermarket stuff from CES and others.
--- In [email protected], "Gary Schafer" <gascha...@...> wrote: > > Ok, I never saw that one. That was after my time with them. > > There was another small company in Indiana that was started by a couple of > ex wavetek guys that build a line test box too. It would fully simulate DC > and tone remotes, measure line levels etc. Was a pretty nice box but pricey. > I can't remember the name of it now. > > 73 > Gary K4FMX > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:Repeater- > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Dawn > > Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 4:29 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Helper Instruments (Voltadder VA 502) > > > > No Gary. I meant Sineman. I'm fully aware of the lineman. That was a bit > > overpriced for what it did. We had two Nortel units that we bought ex- > > telco that did the same thing elegantly. > > > > The Sineman was a unit that we received a mailed brochure. I'm looking > > at it now. The description: " Microprocessor controlled test set > > features: AC voltmeter,Sineadder,Line Level meter,Single and DTMF tone > > decoding and portable battery operation" $550 for a short time. > > > > The drawing of the unit shows a square box with a large meter and 16 > > digit keypad on the right. Bridge and terminate switch. 4 controls > > labeled Mode, Scale,Vol.,& Level. This doesn't have the typical > > appearance of Helper products. It looks like a keypad entry version of > > the Toner 3,Lineman,Sinadder 3 with DTMF decode added. This arrived > > after Susan took control of the company. I can scan this and upload it > > if anyone is interested. > > > > --- In [email protected], "Gary Schafer" <gaschafer@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > The idea of the dual meter unit was to be able to quickly go thru a > > circuit > > > without having to touch the meter to change ranges or change to AC or > > DC. If > > > you stuck it on a DC circuit it would read that right. If you stuck it > > on an > > > AC circuit it would read that. > > > Also you could read an AC voltage riding on top of a DC voltage. One > > meter > > > would display the DC and the other the AC value. > > > Kind of handy sometimes. > > > I may have a catalog sheet of it somewhere around here but I haven't > > run > > > across it in some time, > > > > > > Yes the mod box was ok but didn't sell to well. > > > > > > The other item I assume that you meant "lineman". That was a very > > slick box > > > and sold well. It was a line level meter with tone generator and audio > > > amp/speaker and mike. It had the commonly used tone remote tones built > > in so > > > you could check the line level at those frequencies. > > > Usually people bought two of them, one to use on each end of a line > > being > > > tested. You could talk back and forth to the guy on the other end and > > send > > > each other tones and measure levels each way. > > > > > > 73 > > > Gary K4FMX > > > > > > > There were very few combination analog/DVM's at service instrument > > > > prices and the DMM's that had bar graphs didn't have the resoloution > > for > > > > trends at the time. I can only think of a few off hand such as the > > > > Keithly,Simpson had an early one in a 260 type case with > > > > Nixies,Ballentine $$$$$, and Fluke $$$$. I think Heath had one for a > > > > short time too. I'd love to see a picture of this meter. I'm still > > > > trying to grasp what was so special about two separate meters for AC > > and > > > > DC. There had to be some of Bill's magic either comparator presets, > > > > audible alarm or some neat thing that would make service easier. > > > > > > > > While the subject is odd Helper stuff, remember the Mod Box or the > > > > Sineman? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >
