[BC] Transmitter metering

[RichardBJohnson at comcast.net]

Methinks its initial development dates back before Moseley even existed. Perhaps you worked with Fritz? Fritz Bauer used one for remote-control metering in his FB-5V before Sparta/Cetec took over the line. He used a 2N404 germanium transistor because it would start working at a few hundred milivolts instead the 0.6 of a silicon one. Its major drawback, I recall, was that it had no over-voltage protection. If you had an arc in the metered circuit, you replaced the transistor!

Cheers,
Richard B. Johnson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Tonne" <tonne at comcast.net>

I did the design work on the MBB-1, suggested that
name and suggested also that it be anodized black.
It was not ideal but it was satisfactory.   Sort of.