"Paul Burridge" wrote in message
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Hi gang,

I've never had a lot of luck with GDMs for some reason. Even with a
decent meter, it seems such a drag tuning across such a vast range
looking for a tiny, easily-missed dip which you have to screw out of
the meter by forcing the sensing coil so far into the circuit
concerned you practically break the circuit board. Am I alone in
finding this potentially invaluable device practically useless in
practice? Is there a more viable alternative?

p.
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It is kind of hard to get the proper coupling on PCB style coils.
You may have to use a link coupling system (came with some
of the Millens); also solid state circuits can have fairly low Q
circuits, again making it hard to see the dip.

Those were intended for larger tube circuit designs, not PCB
based gear.

Pete