It seems to me, There was a program or two that someone (or more) had written to do meter scaling. It was designed to print properly on an hp laserjet as I recall.
At the moment am unable to find it in my list of links or programs on my computer. But Google should give some answers. Bill....WB6BNQ paul swed wrote: > Boy do I agree with that. > If Diddier is reading this, wonder if we could add a meter scale to your > fine manual repository? > Regards > > On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 12:38 AM, Rex <r...@sonic.net> wrote: > > > The ability to easily do this kind of graphics stuff (scanning and > > printing) at an affordable price is one of the few recent innovations that I > > appreciate over the great design and longevity in older tech equipment. Meld > > the two = win-win. > > > > > > > > > > On 10/11/2010 5:22 PM, paul swed wrote: > > > >> Thanks Bill the scale is fine. Its the meter needle that had paint peeling > >> off. > >> Just pulled the meter and removed the loose paint. Also just scanned the > >> meter face so in the crazy possibility of the decals peeling I can just > >> print a new face. > >> Now to locate a hobby store (that may actually be really tough these > >> days.) > >> and find some enamel paint of approx correct color. > >> Kind of a florescent red and really a little dab will do you. > >> Regards > >> Paul. > >> > >> On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 11:22 AM, Bill Janssen<bi...@ieee.org> wrote: > >> > >> paul swed wrote: > >>> > >>> An update. Indeed its working very well now. Easily at -88dbm. Its quite > >>>> interesting in the fact that if you set the Local oscillator exactly at > >>>> 160 > >>>> KC which today is easy to do, you actually have mis-adjusted it. It > >>>> dawned > >>>> on me this morning that since its a freq LO add and then subtract > >>>> scheme. > >>>> That you actually adjust it for peak signal through the 100KC IF. > >>>> Essentially disregarding slight literal offsets. (This is the same > >>>> approach > >>>> some navy receivers use back in the 70s, and some older ham equipment.) > >>>> The unit cleaned up very well though still have some tape glue to remove > >>>> and > >>>> label gunk from stickers. > >>>> The biggest challenge is gently pulling the meter out and removing the > >>>> peeling needle paint thats jamming the needle. No coffee during that > >>>> exercise. > >>>> Regards > >>>> Paul. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> I have had some success with putting the meter scale back down with > >>> water. > >>> It seems on some meters > >>> that the scale was a decal that had a water based glue. I used a tooth > >>> pick > >>> to put a drop of water under > >>> the part that was lifted and the used the tooth pick to smooth the scale > >>> back in place. > >>> > >>> Bill K7NOM > >>> > >>> On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 1:09 AM, Paul Davis<zig...@pumpkinbrook.com> > >>> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> In case anyone was wondering, the receiver has found a home with Paul, > >>>>> WB8TSL. He tells me he's got it receiving WWVB already. It will need a > >>>>> little TLC, but it was good to see its basic functionality confirmed. > >>>>> > >>>>> I've posted the scanned copy of the manual on my website at< > >>>>> http://www.pumpkinbrook.com/DY-5842/> for those that are interested. > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks for the interest, and the replies. > >>>>> > >>>>> Paul - K9MR > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On Oct 2, 2010, at 2:40 PM, Pete Lancashire wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Ken would be a great person. THe HP Memory project would be another > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> http://www.hpmemory.org/index.htm > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -pete > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 3:50 PM, Brian Kirby< > >>>>>> kilodelta4foxm...@gmail.com> > >>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> You might consider contacting Dr. Ken Kuhn -- > >>>>>>> kennathak...@gmail.com > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> check his HP museum at http://www.kennethkuhn.com/hpmuseum/ > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Brian Kirby KD4FM > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> On 10/1/2010 5:34 PM, ziggy9 wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Fellow time-nuts: > >>>>>>>> I've got a circa 1964 DY-5842 VLF receiver. This is (was) operated > >>>>>>>> in > >>>>>>>> conjunction with an external time interval counter to make a > >>>>>>>> frequency > >>>>>>>> comparison. So you would select WWVL for example, and use that as > >>>>>>>> your > >>>>>>>> primary standard for comparison to your local standard. It's got 5 > >>>>>>>> crystals > >>>>>>>> in it: 16, 18, 19.8, 20, and 60 kHz (listed as GBR, NBA, NPM, WWVL, > >>>>>>>> WWVB). > >>>>>>>> It works and I have the manual. The thing is, the interest in > >>>>>>>> something > >>>>>>>> like this is bound to be a bit narrow, so I thought I'd mention it > >>>>>>>> here. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> So if there are any collectors, equipment museums, etc. that might > >>>>>>>> be > >>>>>>>> interested in this, please let me know. I'm a bit sentimental about > >>>>>>>> this > >>>>>>>> thing, it's sort of a bit of history, and from what I can tell, > >>>>>>>> somewhat > >>>>>>>> rare (doesnt make it worth anything though :). Since it's a bit of a > >>>>>>>> curiosity, I'd like to pass it to someone that might be interested > >>>>>>>> in > >>>>>>>> it > >>>>>>>> rather than just tossing it. I can always provide more details to > >>>>>>>> anyone > >>>>>>>> that wants them. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Best regards, > >>>>>>>> Paul Davis - K9MR > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > > To unsubscribe, go to > > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > and follow the instructions there. > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.