Not "CB" but "CB Bench" related.....

[guitar_199]

Today's hamfest was good in that I got to fill a hole in my bench!!!

I think this one looked particularly clean and the guy wanted $120. I have seen them a LOT uglier... for a LOT more.... so I just paid him and took it home. No slug... so I still have to find a good 'H' slug somewhere. Will probably put a peak kit in it.

A guy that was running a nearby booth selling aluminum JPole antennas stopped me... and was telling me that with a Bird you have to calibrate the "meter" AND the "slug" as a pair.... and that if you put another slug in.... it was no longer calibrated and only good for "relative" or "go/no go" power testing.

What do the rest of you think about that?

I personally would think that.... maybe they DO have to calibrate the meter... and maybe they have to calibrate the slug....... but I would think that each would be calibrated to a "standard" that would allow ANY "calibrated slug" to be put in a meter "that has been calibrated" and get the results expected.

I just humored him and worked my way out of the conversation and went on.

Anyway, I am happy to have it!!!!

 

[TM86]

Today's hamfest was good in that I got to fill a hole in my bench!!!

I think this one looked particularly clean and the guy wanted $120. I have seen them a LOT uglier... for a LOT more.... so I just paid him and took it home. No slug... so I still have to find a good 'H' slug somewhere. Will probably put a peak kit in it.

A guy that was running a nearby booth selling aluminum JPole antennas stopped me... and was telling me that with a Bird you have to calibrate the "meter" AND the "slug" as a pair.... and that if you put another slug in.... it was no longer calibrated and only good for "relative" or "go/no go" power testing.

What do the rest of you think about that?

I personally would think that.... maybe they DO have to calibrate the meter... and maybe they have to calibrate the slug....... but I would think that each would be calibrated to a "standard" that would allow ANY "calibrated slug" to be put in a meter "that has been calibrated" and get the results expected.

I just humored him and worked my way out of the conversation and went on.

Anyway, I am happy to have it!!!!

If you have to calibrate the slug and the meter together every time you switch out slugs what's the point of having a set of slugs you can switch out?

 

[nomadradio]

Nonsense.

30 microamps is 30 microamps.

The slugs will vary from one to the next, but usually within the 8 percent Bird claims for it.

He's gonna calibrate the slug how?

73

 

[guitar_199]

Frankly, I think I have gotten over any concerns that I had from this guy's input.

I'm feeling all better now.