[BC] Equipment Hall Of Fame: 111-c Repeat Coils...

[Mark Humphrey]

On 4/7/07, Douglas B. Pritchett <wbzq1300 at verizon.net> wrote:
> If there is ever an   Equipment Hall Of Fame, the first induction
> (pardon the pun) should be the 111C repeat coil. I might also nominate
> the Simpson 260 meter.

I'll nominate the Bird Model 43 "Thruline" wattmeter,  a simple, but
reliable and effective design.  Invented over 50 years ago, patented
in 1958, they've sold more than a quarter-million units.   Although
the classic 43 is based on old-fashioned "analog" technology, sales
are of new units are anything but "sluggish" (sorry) -- and even the
old beat-up units retain their value.

Mark