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Sparkomatic
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 25, 2003 - 6:42 am: | 
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Yaesu YS-60 on my base and an Autek WM-1 in both my pickups. I also have a Bird 43P. |
gto
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 25, 2003 - 9:57 am: |
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Kenwood SW-200 on my base and a Palomar 500 in the car.. |
bruce
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 25, 2003 - 3:04 pm: |
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bird and drake |
Sparkomatic
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 25, 2003 - 7:06 pm: |
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I can't believe how much the simplistic Drake W-4s are selling for on EBAY!!!! They probably sold for $40-$50 new and they are selling for around $100.........Drake does not sell parts for these meters either. |
bruce
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 25, 2003 - 9:29 pm: |
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i bought mine new in 1970 it was about 60 bucks |
Bluesman
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 - 2:19 am: |
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MFJ-815B Cross needle. The W-4's are becoming somewhat collectable. |
Kraig
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 - 6:24 am: |
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R F Applications VFD wattmeter with SWR alarm / protection relay.
http://www.rfapps.com/vfd.htm
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Spike
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 - 4:00 pm: |
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Hickok "Monitor39" digital "10 Meter Ham Band" avg/PEP frequency/watt/swr meter.
I use it in the house always, and to tune the mobiles.
Anybody know where I could get new l.e.d's installed? Hickok says it's too old for them to mess with.
-Spike |
Czar
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 - 4:50 pm: |
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BIRD- peak reading,nothing better!!!! Good enough for the military and radio stations. |
Sparkomatic
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 - 6:56 pm: |
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CZAR.......I would have put my Bird 43P in one of my pickups but the possibility of a smash and grab thief robbing $500 worth of Bird equipment is unsettling. It is the best though.....it is good enough for the FCC also. |
CM 3885
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 - 10:04 pm: |
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Dosy meter. good enought for me!!! |
XLAXX
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 - 11:05 pm: |
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Agree with CM 3885. I like the warm fuzzies as previous members have posted,... good meter though.
Where's Alsworld???, he's got one too. LOL
XLAXX |
Crafter
| | Posted on Thursday, February 27, 2003 - 12:49 am: |
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I use my dosy and blackcat the most. Have a palomar and a wawasee also. |
Alsworld
| | Posted on Thursday, February 27, 2003 - 9:44 pm: |
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Here ya go XLAXX,
I run a Dosy 4002 PSW. I love the meter for my purposes (modulation on AM and SSb were what I really wanted). Purchased from Copper of course.
I have never played with a Bird or other high $$$ meters, and I have no doubt they are fantastic, but for my purposes, the Dosy is great.
For what it's worth, mine does not appear to be very "loose" (I see a lot of hype on the internet) , which is fine by me. Maybe some others might be, but mine reads tight. I would buy another.
Alsworld |
bullet
| | Posted on Saturday, March 01, 2003 - 1:08 pm: |
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ive got two bird 43's and a struthers urm 120 and a dosy tc 4002psw and firebird 500 that ive collected over the years. |
Sparkomatic
| | Posted on Monday, March 03, 2003 - 11:03 am: |
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Alsworld.........I like the direct reading SWR function like my Autek has and the cross needle meters are great too. I don't use the bird for reading SWRs...reading reflected power doesn't satisfy me. I would never diss Dosy and Astatic meters........they are fine meters. I just bought the Bird because of people bragging on them and the FCC using them........since I bought the 43P it still rains outside fairly often and the middle east is still screwed up so the Bird is not the answer to the World's problems. |
Tallman
| | Posted on Monday, March 03, 2003 - 3:14 pm: |
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I use Bird meters and Transel meters.They both have given great service...
T-Man |
Alsworld
| | Posted on Monday, March 03, 2003 - 4:30 pm: |
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Hey brother I hear that, as I would never diss one of those Birds either. I hear they are much more accurate for reading true watts, probably held to a higher calibration standard. I surely don't doubt that at all.
I have never tried one with the cross needles, and I'm unfamiliar with the Autek you mention but that doesn't mean much. Man I know there is so much still to learn and I'll be the first to readily admit I still have MUCH more to learn. But I do enjoy learning from everyone here. Good information Sparkomatic.
Now if we could just find that world peace meter.....
Alsworld |
