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And, another thought: Often times on ebay, and at swap meets, you will
see
ones by Measurments Corp-- Model 59. (think some also calles "Boontown"
meters , were made in Boontown, N.J.) These were made even with modern
day houseings (saw one at the last local meet), and relatively CHEAP!
These
come in 2 varieties- a LOW freq head (freq range unknown), and a HF-VHF
version 2.2 MHz to 400 MHz in 7 ranges, and have a 4 inch meter (great
for these fadeing eyes) But- make sure that these have all their coils,
and
tuneing
head! Tuneing is quite smooth and freq is acurate - modification article
for them
is in vintage Ham Radio issue. Agree with george- selenium is probably
shot, as well
as filter cap., and tube probably getting quite old (glow violet?- its
"gassy", and migh
salvage it by keeping power on it for couple weeks, but cheap to replace)!
Good luck, either way! Jim NN7K


Jim

There was a decent looking Measurements Grid Dipper on eBay a few weeks
ago and I thought I'd win it when I placed a $ 75.00 bid. But when I got
outbid, I assumed that there was a rich market for the Measuurement-Boonton
meters, so I lowered my sights and got this Millen (minus coils) for $16.00.
I think this Millen will be fun to make work and I'm actually happy with it
now that George has shown me how to make the coil for the one frequency I'm
interested in.
The Millen has a jack that allows the user to include a meter in series
with the Millen meter. I plugged a 250 Microamp (FS) ammeter and think the
meter is OK for my use now.
The more I learn about Grid Dip Meters, the more respect I have for them.

Thanks for all the help and advice.

Jerry