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Hi Terry if you have the tracking generator you
might like to look at this page from my web site....
It details using an accessory, RFZ-12 as a
test bridge that you can use with LF aerials. I dont know whether there is an
"RFZ-19" as your unit covers a wider range
Alan
G3NYK
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Sent: Friday, May 01, 2015 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: LF: Re: HP 3586C selective
level meter for LF and MF
Hi Alan
Yes, rugged indeed. :)) They are
very well built, almost too well, with more bolts than I have seen in a
hardware store, when it comes to taking them apart for repairs. Where
four bolts would do, W&G put eight. I too, find them useful for test
equipment. I have the SG-4 storage display unit and my SPM-19 has the
built in tracking generator, so it works as a poor man's spectrum analyzer,
especially useful in the low to mid frequency range. I have found it
very helpful to look at filters and such. But you are very right when
you say not to expect them to operate like a conventional radio and they take
some time getting used to, as they were built for a very different reason than
radio reception. Nice to have, but not essential
kit.
Terry
VE3XTM
On 01/05/2015 13:28, Alan Melia wrote:
Hi Terry I have the 12 and a 3 both with PS and
SPM. They do work if you are aware of likely problems but yes they need some
external help usually. I feel it is important that potential buyers realise
that they are not receivers like they are probably used to. They are
brilliant and useful pieces of test gear and the W&G kit is very
ruggedly made.......you need to be a bit rugged yourself to hump some of it
around :-))
Alan
G3NYK
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Sent: Friday, May 01, 2015 6:06
PM
Subject: Re: LF: Re: HP 3586C
selective level meter for LF and MF
Hi Alan
I would be interested to know which W&G
selective level meters you have. I have the SPM-16 and the SPM-19
and use them with a preamp and AM broadcast band notch filter. They
seem to work reasonably well and signals compare well to my Flex 5000 with
a Palomar Engineering VLF upconverter. However, I live in Canada and
we have very little in the way of MW stations other than NDBs operating on
the bands. I do from time to time pick up MW stations from France,
Germany and Iceland.
Terry
VE3XTM EN93un
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