I don't recall ever seeing that QST article - perhaps you could tell me when
that was. Creating a new scale occurred to me as well and that may be what
I end up doing. I can remove the current scale, scan it into the PC, and
relocate the index marks with a graphics program. Then reprint it on film
or whatever and no one would know the difference. On my highest coil range
(up to 300 MHz,) which I would likely never use, the scale is on the button
over most of the range, with readout that's accurate at 1% at 300 MHz.

73, K8AC

"COLIN LAMB" wrote in message
k.net...
Hello Floyd:

Years ago, I decided to convert one of my Millen tube jobs to a solid
state
one, using the article in QST. It was an exercise more to see if I could
do
it than any other reason.

When I got done, the 2 highest bands were off calibration. Sounds just
about like yours. After looking at the options, I decided to simply make
new scales for those bands. I did it by hand and the result looks quite
good, although the paper is whiter than the original background.

This is what ham radio is all about. Now, I suppose I will get death
threats for converting a perfectly good Millen dip meter to solid state.
The tube version is more sensitive, but I do not need an extension cord
for
the solid state version.

73, Colin K7FM