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> 1. remote reading multimeter (Grant Saviers)
> 2. Re: remote reading multimeter (Lux, Jim)
> 3. Re: remote reading multimeter (David Gilbert)
> 4. Re: remote reading multimeter (Steve Maki)
> 5. Re: remote reading multimeter (Al Kozakiewicz)
> 6. Re: remote reading multimeter (Steve Maki)
> 7. Re: remote reading multimeter (Grant Saviers)
> 8. Re: remote reading multimeter (Grant Saviers)
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>Message: 1
>Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 10:37:59 -0700
>From: Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>
>To: "'towertalk@contesting.com'" <towertalk@contesting.com>
>Subject: [TowerTalk] remote reading multimeter
>Message-ID: <549293db-7de7-6b2a-2694-ba0bbc9ec7c9@pacbell.net>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
>
>Probably others have or would like to have what I am searching for:
>
>A multimeter with a couple hundred feet remote readout. Best if the
>readout was on my android phone, but a pc would be acceptable. The
>need
>is troubleshooting stuff happening at the tower/up the tower at the end
>
>of cables, etc. when manipulating stuff at the station.
>
>The are infinite cheap (<$40) digital meters available, a lot of
>searching found one with bluetooth on amazon:
>Tekpower TP4000ZC PC Based USB Interfaced Auto Ranging Digital
>Multimeter
>
>Seems it has sketchy software support. Then the bluetooth range is
>inadequate so a range extender of some sort is needed. (at both ends?).
>
>wifi seems like the better technology for direct range and battery size
>
>in a handheld isn't much of a constraint.
>
>Any solutions out there being used or created?
>
>Given the competition <$40 in the VOM market, I would think a wifi
>enabled meter would find a niche.
>
>Grant KZ1W
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Message: 2
>Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 11:25:24 -0700
>From: "Lux, Jim" <jim@luxfamily.com>
>To: towertalk@contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] remote reading multimeter
>Message-ID: <98f29c47-f590-8f91-f3c7-f38c86994633@luxfamily.com>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
>
>On 7/26/21 10:37 AM, Grant Saviers wrote:
>> Probably others have or would like to have what I am searching for:
>>
>> A multimeter with a couple hundred feet remote readout.? Best if the
>> readout was on my android phone, but a pc would be acceptable.? The
>> need is troubleshooting stuff happening at the tower/up the tower at
>> the end of cables, etc. when manipulating stuff at the station.
>>
>> The are infinite cheap (<$40) digital meters available, a lot of
>> searching found one with bluetooth on amazon:
>> Tekpower TP4000ZC PC Based USB Interfaced Auto Ranging Digital
>Multimeter
>>
>> Seems it has sketchy software support.? Then the bluetooth range is
>> inadequate so a range extender of some sort is needed. (at both
>> ends?). wifi seems like the better technology for direct range and
>> battery size in a handheld isn't much of a constraint.
>>
>> Any solutions out there being used or created?
>>
>> Given the competition <$40 in the VOM market, I would think a wifi
>> enabled meter would find a niche.
>
>
>You might do better looking for a WiFi data acquisition module -
>measuring current is a bit tricky, but voltages are easy. A rPi or
>BeagleBone Wireless with a WiFi would probably do.
>
>Labjack is pretty pricey, but has been around a while, and there's lots
>
>of software support on all platforms.
>
>Another approach is a wifi camera pointing at your test instrument(s)
>of
>choice.
>
>There are also some long range serial links available (non-bluetooth)
>and you could connect to a serial interface DMM.
>
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Message: 3
>Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 11:41:36 -0700
>From: David Gilbert <ab7echo@gmail.com>
>To: towertalk@contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] remote reading multimeter
>Message-ID: <ca8cf9b7-b08f-43e1-a8a8-9004f6040412@gmail.com>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
>
>
>This is probably more hassle than you want to bother with, but there
>are
>some other ideas here as well.
>
>https://hackaday.com/2015/02/01/give-your-multimeter-a-wireless-remote-display/
>
>73,
>Dave?? AB7E
>
>
>
>
>On 7/26/2021 10:37 AM, Grant Saviers wrote:
>> Probably others have or would like to have what I am searching for:
>>
>> A multimeter with a couple hundred feet remote readout.? Best if the
>> readout was on my android phone, but a pc would be acceptable.? The
>> need is troubleshooting stuff happening at the tower/up the tower at
>> the end of cables, etc. when manipulating stuff at the station.
>>
>> The are infinite cheap (<$40) digital meters available, a lot of
>> searching found one with bluetooth on amazon:
>> Tekpower TP4000ZC PC Based USB Interfaced Auto Ranging Digital
>Multimeter
>>
>> Seems it has sketchy software support.? Then the bluetooth range is
>> inadequate so a range extender of some sort is needed. (at both
>> ends?). wifi seems like the better technology for direct range and
>> battery size in a handheld isn't much of a constraint.
>>
>> Any solutions out there being used or created?
>>
>> Given the competition <$40 in the VOM market, I would think a wifi
>> enabled meter would find a niche.
>>
>> Grant KZ1W
>
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Message: 4
>Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 15:16:10 -0400
>From: Steve Maki <lists@oakcom.org>
>To: towertalk@contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] remote reading multimeter
>Message-ID: <2db4e40c-7f74-8e20-8126-2557a82b5c50@oakcom.org>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
>
>Maybe climb up with a light CAT5 test cable and a data logger
>multimeter
>with serial to CAT5 adapter? I'll bet at low data rates a 150'-200'
>cable would work OK. At ground level you'd have a CAT5 to serial
>adapter
>and then whatever readout device you could hack up.
>
>-Steve K8LX
>
>On 7/26/2021 1:37 PM, Grant Saviers wrote:
>> Probably others have or would like to have what I am searching for:
>>
>> A multimeter with a couple hundred feet remote readout.? Best if the
>> readout was on my android phone, but a pc would be acceptable.? The
>need
>> is troubleshooting stuff happening at the tower/up the tower at the
>end
>> of cables, etc. when manipulating stuff at the station.
>>
>> The are infinite cheap (<$40) digital meters available, a lot of
>> searching found one with bluetooth on amazon:
>> Tekpower TP4000ZC PC Based USB Interfaced Auto Ranging Digital
>Multimeter
>>
>> Seems it has sketchy software support.? Then the bluetooth range is
>> inadequate so a range extender of some sort is needed. (at both
>ends?).
>> wifi seems like the better technology for direct range and battery
>size
>> in a handheld isn't much of a constraint.
>>
>> Any solutions out there being used or created?
>>
>> Given the competition <$40 in the VOM market, I would think a wifi
>> enabled meter would find a niche.
>>
>> Grant KZ1W
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Message: 5
>Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 19:49:11 +0000
>From: Al Kozakiewicz <akozak@hourglass.com>
>To: Steve Maki <lists@oakcom.org>, "towertalk@contesting.com"
> <towertalk@contesting.com>
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] remote reading multimeter
>Message-ID: <0a84300f5cea4139843d3115b5d3e3f0@S05-MBX04-17.S05.local>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>
>Is getting someone to help at one end or the other out of the question?
>
>Al
>AB2ZY
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces@contesting.com> On Behalf Of Steve
>Maki
>Sent: Monday, July 26, 2021 3:16 PM
>To: towertalk@contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] remote reading multimeter
>
>Maybe climb up with a light CAT5 test cable and a data logger
>multimeter with serial to CAT5 adapter? I'll bet at low data rates a
>150'-200'
>cable would work OK. At ground level you'd have a CAT5 to serial
>adapter and then whatever readout device you could hack up.
>
>-Steve K8LX
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Message: 6
>Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 15:47:26 -0400
>From: Steve Maki <lists@oakcom.org>
>To: towertalk@contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] remote reading multimeter
>Message-ID: <bc2746fc-7e2e-6de0-c26d-0aedfd8f6cc2@oakcom.org>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
>
>Or for that matter, just use the CAT5 cable as a long test lead? It has
>
>known resistance - if you're only measuring V & R it should do the job.
>
>-Steve K8LX
>
>On 7/26/2021 3:16 PM, Steve Maki wrote:
>> Maybe climb up with a light CAT5 test cable and a data logger
>multimeter
>> with serial to CAT5 adapter? I'll bet at low data rates a 150'-200'
>> cable would work OK. At ground level you'd have a CAT5 to serial
>adapter
>> and then whatever readout device you could hack up.
>>
>> -Steve K8LX
>>
>> On 7/26/2021 1:37 PM, Grant Saviers wrote:
>>> Probably others have or would like to have what I am searching for:
>>>
>>> A multimeter with a couple hundred feet remote readout.? Best if the
>
>>> readout was on my android phone, but a pc would be acceptable.? The
>>> need is troubleshooting stuff happening at the tower/up the tower at
>
>>> the end of cables, etc. when manipulating stuff at the station.
>>>
>>> The are infinite cheap (<$40) digital meters available, a lot of
>>> searching found one with bluetooth on amazon:
>>> Tekpower TP4000ZC PC Based USB Interfaced Auto Ranging Digital
>Multimeter
>>>
>>> Seems it has sketchy software support.? Then the bluetooth range is
>>> inadequate so a range extender of some sort is needed. (at both
>>> ends?). wifi seems like the better technology for direct range and
>>> battery size in a handheld isn't much of a constraint.
>>>
>>> Any solutions out there being used or created?
>>>
>>> Given the competition <$40 in the VOM market, I would think a wifi
>>> enabled meter would find a niche.
>>>
>>> Grant KZ1W
>> _______________________________________________
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>Message: 7
>Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 15:03:50 -0700
>From: Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>
>To: "towertalk@contesting.com" <towertalk@contesting.com>
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] remote reading multimeter
>Message-ID: <efb16353-dd82-4381-8fe6-199d5a1fa423@pacbell.net>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
>
>Sure, if available when the problem occurs. Or w/o covid.
>
>Grant KZ1W
>
>On 7/26/2021 12:49, Al Kozakiewicz wrote:
>> Is getting someone to help at one end or the other out of the
>question?
>>
>> Al
>> AB2ZY
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces@contesting.com> On Behalf Of Steve
>Maki
>> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2021 3:16 PM
>> To: towertalk@contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] remote reading multimeter
>>
>> Maybe climb up with a light CAT5 test cable and a data logger
>multimeter with serial to CAT5 adapter? I'll bet at low data rates a
>150'-200'
>> cable would work OK. At ground level you'd have a CAT5 to serial
>adapter and then whatever readout device you could hack up.
>>
>> -Steve K8LX
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>>
>>
>>
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>
>Message: 8
>Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 15:06:23 -0700
>From: Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>
>To: David Gilbert <ab7echo@gmail.com>, towertalk@contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] remote reading multimeter
>Message-ID: <e6ad7128-5688-87be-3c65-01f74b7f8091@pacbell.net>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
>
>Interesting, the serial port shouldn't be too hard to make work.
>Thanks.
>
>Grant KZ1W
>
>On 7/26/2021 11:41, David Gilbert wrote:
>>
>> This is probably more hassle than you want to bother with, but there
>are
>> some other ideas here as well.
>>
>>
>https://hackaday.com/2015/02/01/give-your-multimeter-a-wireless-remote-display/
>
>>
>>
>> 73,
>> Dave?? AB7E
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 7/26/2021 10:37 AM, Grant Saviers wrote:
>>> Probably others have or would like to have what I am searching for:
>>>
>>> A multimeter with a couple hundred feet remote readout.? Best if the
>
>>> readout was on my android phone, but a pc would be acceptable.? The
>>> need is troubleshooting stuff happening at the tower/up the tower at
>
>>> the end of cables, etc. when manipulating stuff at the station.
>>>
>>> The are infinite cheap (<$40) digital meters available, a lot of
>>> searching found one with bluetooth on amazon:
>>> Tekpower TP4000ZC PC Based USB Interfaced Auto Ranging Digital
>Multimeter
>>>
>>> Seems it has sketchy software support.? Then the bluetooth range is
>>> inadequate so a range extender of some sort is needed. (at both
>>> ends?). wifi seems like the better technology for direct range and
>>> battery size in a handheld isn't much of a constraint.
>>>
>>> Any solutions out there being used or created?
>>>
>>> Given the competition <$40 in the VOM market, I would think a wifi
>>> enabled meter would find a niche.
>>>
>>> Grant KZ1W
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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