In message <3308F7E6.4739@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu>, "Gary R. Widmayer"
<grwidma@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu> writes
>Well I don't as a rule purchase much from Radio Shack as I think the
>quality is in question many times, however after reading the road report
>in QST abt the RS 22-168A Digital Multimeter (June 96), I popped for
>one.
>
>Wow, what a neat little meter, this thing does abt everything, including
>transistor testing, cap. testing from pf to uf, and one thing I didn't
>know abt is it's also a freq. counter. It also has a direct interface
>to a computer for graphs, charts, etc.
>
>So my questions: A. does anyone have any experience on this unit?
No
> B. does a freq. counter from 2kHz. to 20 MHz
> compare to a stand alone unit?
I think that the freq. function works by converting the signal to a
voltage and then displaying that, rather than counting it directly. If
you look at the spec. I think you'll find that the accuracy is a lot
less than a conventional freq. counter.
> C. at $129.95, is this unit worth it?
>
>Thanks for the help in advance.
>
>Gary/N8AYY
>
>
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