Well, Butch, I'm glad your brother isn't the only one who toasted one of 
those Ratshack meters.  I did the same thing to mine--somehow managed to put 
one of the double A. batteries in backwards, and that was the end of it.

I now have one of those expensive Omega talking multi-meters that was 
available for a while before the cheaper $40 ones came out, but I'm going to 
hang onto mine. ... Hopefully, it'll work for the rest of my life.

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 12:49 PM
Subject: talking meter


>I finally bought one of those $40 talking meters.  Not at all bad for the
> price.  If I understand it right, the talk button on the main box is
> supposed to have a repeat mode.  The button does seem to turn a tiny bit,
> but doesn't seem to speak unless I push it.  Is this normal?  My brother
> toasted my rat shack meter a while back, tried to check voltage on ohms.
> It says over no mater what I do with it.
> 73s
> Butch Bussen
> wa0vjr
>
>