[BC] A radio with a meter?

[cldube]

The Kenwood R1000, which can be had on eBay (no FM) for about $200
has a nice meter. Not big (or anything like the S-76!!!!)
but.... analog. I bought one a few years ago just for that reason.
I nice sounding wb am section as well.

Chuck


Message: 10
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 15:18:42 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Powell E. Way III W4OPW" <w4opw at yahoo.com>
Subject: [BC] A radio with a meter?

--- Bob Barnswatts <amfan at collins21e.com> wrote:
> Call me not impressed.  Does anyone make a decent
> radio with a METER for casual use?  I miss having a
> meter for signal strength and absolutely abhore LED
> "meters"

>Get a Hallicrafters S-76 (it really should have been a
>SX model but I digress). It has THE largest S-meter
>ever put on a radio. 5 inches I think. If you can't
>read that meter, well you need to se the eye doctor!

>Powell