I’ve been using a Fluke 87 that I bought at the Ft. Wayne hamfest about 20 years ago. The seller had dozens of them in a big pile. It was $100 which seemed like a lot for a used meter, condition somewhat unknown, but I’ve never regretted it.
Chuck KE9UW c-haw...@illinois.edu Sent from my iPad > On Mar 19, 2018, at 1:27 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV <li...@subich.com> wrote: > > >> But on the theory that it’s better to buy the best first and cry only >> once, is the Fluke 179 worth the price? > I have a Fluke 85 that I got 30 years or more ago and have never had a > moment's problem/regret. In that time, I replaced many "off brand" > instruments that simply did not hold up for technicians in the shops I > supervised. While I'm sure there may be other good products out there, > unless the requirements call for some special feature not otherwise > available, I would still stick with the Fluke. > > 73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > >> On 3/19/2018 11:09 AM, Dauer, Edward wrote: >> My inexpensive DMM is becoming troublesome – internal rotary switch contacts >> intermittent, requiring wriggling back and forth before it will give a >> reading on some ranges. And it has limited functions >> Some research suggested the Fluke 179. I would like to have autoranging, >> all the usual DMM functions, plus capacitance, diode testing, frequency, and >> temperature. Amazon sells it with an accessory kit (the Fluke 179/EDA2) for >> just under $300. That’s about four times what the less expensive brands go >> for. But on the theory that it’s better to buy the best first and cry only >> once, is the Fluke 179 worth the price? >> Ted, KN1CBR >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to li...@subich.com > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to c-haw...@illinois.edu ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
