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Hello Tom  I would be very interested in this molty meter that you are going
to test out,  Please  could you give me the website address for this
company,
Regards
Andrew Shipp
Located Northampton
Northamptonshire, England
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 2:04 AM
Subject: omega HHM2 talking multi-meter


> Hi, folks.
>
> As you may know, I recently purchased an Omega HHm2 talking multi-meter
> from
> Omega.  Interestingly, the Omega website listed the price of the meter for
> $249, and it seems to be the same meter that Anne Morris Enterprises
> advertises for $350.
>
> I didn't think much of that situation until my multi-meter arrived the
> other
> day from Omega.  When we inspected the package, we found that the HHm2
> model
> number appeared on the outside plastic bag, but inside the plastic bag,
> the
> box containing the meter, the manual, and the meter itself had a model
> number of HHm1.
>
> I called Omega today, and this is the explanation they gave me:
>
> The HHm2 meter originally sold for $350, but, due to low sales, the
> company
> decided to drop the price to $249.  When they did that, the company
> management felt that they needed to change the model number, so they
> changed
> it to the HHM1.  Why this change isn't reflected on the Omega website is a
> question I can't answer.
>
> My reason for posting this information is two-fold.  If you want to
> purchase
> the multi-meter, it apparently is an HHM2, that has been re-named the
> HHM1.
> In addition, if sales are low, I wonder how much longer the meter will be
> in
> production, which suggests that if you want to buy the lower-priced meter,
> you might want to do so fairly soon.
>
> I haven't had the chance to work with the meter yet, but will give
> everyone
> a full report on my experience.
>
> A quick examination indicates that the meter is very well built, and
> should
> be easy to use.
>
> On another note, the manual for the meter is not available "on line", so
> it
> will have to be scanned.  If I can get a relatively clean scanned copy
> that
> makes sense, I'll also let you all know, and will post it to
> Icanworkthisthing.com, and get it to Handi-hams as well.
>
> Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>
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