I can anticipate your cry for the need of calibration. A used Bird is
far from a standard in that regard - especially when you could achieve
far greater accuracy with a thermometer and a good load sitting in a
bucket of water.


I've heard that the Bird Model 43 is very accurate.


But, then again, maybe there's redemption in you after all in
emulating the time honored Ham tradition of pushing a credit card
across a display case. Pretty soon the FCC will only offer a handful
of call signs (by region) like K6VISA.



Well, it's appropriate that you point this out, Richard. In the sense
that the FCC has always sold off the spectrum to the highest bidders:
Clearchannel, Time/Warner, etc.


Slick