thanks to Pat Tice of Handihams and my wife Sue for finding this meter apparrently available from some circuit city stores in Canada I will look into seeing if we can get U.S. branches to cary it. Would appreciate any Canadians who want to buy one and review it. tom Fowle Smith-Kettlewell RERC Subject: Fwd: accessible multi-meters update (Forward From http://www.thesourcecc.com/estore/Product.aspx?language=en-CA&catalog=Online&ca tegory=Multitesters&product=2218202 DIGITAL MULTIMETER WITH VOICE READOUT (ENGLISH ONLY) You Pay: $39.99 <http://www.thesourcecc.com/estore/content/ccard.aspx?language=en-CA&MSCSProfil e=D2A27242FE5C7054CA02D1C573F248CFBCB5D2A2F7C51AC284AE216BA2576423401EB0CA74F33 51AE7EE7313587BCBE067D79619B8ADBAACC9A6FD3901756BE747437F139AE9DB0CFDD909A5867B CF96E7C2AE862E5FACF167F0E36C665A4150EA1603D8AFEC55551D7A5BC521234DFDFEA6515CD28 C622B3572AEF0BB39882DAAB58B7064ED5220>The Source By Circuit City Credit Card price: $37.99 Online Availability: In Stock. 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Also has auto polarity adjustment and power-off. >To: <[log in to unmask]> >From: Tom Fowle <[log in to unmask]> >Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 14:40:53 -700 >X-Mailer: Net-Tamer 1.12 >Subject: accessible multi-meters update (Forward From [log in to unmask]) >From: "wa0tda" <[log in to unmask]> >To: "'wa0tda'" <[log in to unmask]>, "'Tom Fowle'" <[log in to unmask]> >Cc: <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: RE: accessible multi-meters update >X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 0532-5, 08/12/2005), Inbound message >X-Antivirus-Status: Clean > >Here is more info on the Canadian meter - mind the word wrap: >http://www.thesourcecc.com/estore/Product.aspx?language=en-CA&catalog=Online >&category=Multitesters&product=2218202 > >Regards, > >Patrick Tice >[log in to unmask] > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: wa0tda [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 4:45 AM >To: 'Tom Fowle' >Cc: [log in to unmask] >Subject: RE: accessible multi-meters update > >Tom, > >I got whiff of a cheap talking meter marketed by Circuit City in Canada. I >couldn't find details on the Circuit City website, so I'm following up with >my Canadian contacts (eh!). > >Thanks for the update. I hope we can talk when we get out to the Bay Area >for next year's CA Radio Camp session. > >Regards, > >Patrick Tice >[log in to unmask] > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Tom Fowle [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 1:28 PM >To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask] >Cc: [log in to unmask] >Subject: accessible multi-meters update > >Regarding accessible DMMs we have purchased and worked with the >currently availablelMetex M386qd multi-meter. This has a serial >port which should be able to work with most accessible computers etc. It >operates in a manner similar,but not identical to the Metex Me11 which was >previously available from Radio Shack. > >I have developed a modified version of the Morse Meter project QST magazine >april 2005, which works with this m386qd. > >This meter should work with slightly modified versions of Lyle Koehler >K0LR's dosand windows meter access software as available from HandiHams. > >This meter measures the usual D.C. and A.C. voltages and currents and takes >"True RMS" measurements on A.C. This is critical for accuracy when working >with alternating currents and voltages having other than very regular sine >wave forms. > >It also measures resistance, transistor "HFE" capacitance inductance >frequency and temperature, thermocouple probe supplied. > >The baud rate is different from the earlier me11 > >I'll be working up a paper to make generally available on using this meter >with various adaptive systems, meanwhile those having the need for such a >device can contact me for help, including source code for the morse meter >varration. > >Note: We do not sell meters, the morse meter device, or anything else, we >only do prototypes and "words!" > >So far as I know, Besides the adapted $600.00 talking DMM from Science >products, this is the only currently available approach to having an >accessible DMM. > >Tom Fowle WA6IVG >Embedded Systems Developer/ Rehab engineer Rehabilitation Engineering >Research Center The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute >2318 Fillmore St. >San Francisco, CA 94115 >415-345-2123 (Voice) >[log in to unmask] VICUG-L is the Visually Impaired Computer User Group List. 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