[Amps] HELP-SB-200 meter

[Pat Barthelow]

Re Librarys of Meter faces;

I just sold to a Dave Knepper, of the Collins Radio discussion group, a big 
box of earlier generation Weston Panel meters  (the kind that hang on the 
front of the panel, not through a big hole. ) The meter faces were 
fascinating, quite works of art, with a distinctive style of scale graphics, 
and lettering.  A lot of them appeared to be hand lettered/drawn.
I am curious now, how plastics technology was back then.  The 20s and 30 
vintage meter cases had well made and finished plastic cases.. Probably a 
story there somewhere... PLASTICS!  What was the movie?  Citizen Kane?  
Death of a Salesman?

An old timer told me once that at the beginning of WWII for the US, there 
was a call by the Govt for hams to turn in any meters they had in their ham 
gear, towards producing the radios in the war effort.  He also said that a 
real weston meter was Very expensive to have in ham gear, relative to 
incomes, etc.   I also have noticed that I feel really old to show, promote 
meters used for decades in hombrew equipment, seems always to get an 
"eeeewww" reaction from the young folks.  Equipment photos of nicely metered 
equipment certainly "date" the gear instantly to the 40's 50's and 60's.

All the Best, 73,
Pat Barthelow     aa6eg at hotmail.com
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>From: "jeremy-ca" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
>To: "Jim Tonne" <tonne at comcast.net>,"Pat Barthelow" 
><aa6eg at hotmail.com>,<rgroh at swbell.net>,<amps at contesting.com>
>Subject: Re: [Amps] HELP-SB-200 meter
>Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:48:18 -0400
>
>Also consider meter faces and dial scales for boatanchor receivers and 
>transmitters.
>
>BTW, there were 3 different meter scale plates for the SB-200 as there were 
>3 different suppliers.
>
>Carl
>KM1H
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Tonne" <tonne at comcast.net>
>To: "Pat Barthelow" <aa6eg at hotmail.com>; <rgroh at swbell.net>; 
><Gudguyham at aol.com>; <amps at contesting.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 11:50 AM
>Subject: Re: [Amps] HELP-SB-200 meter

>>Pat wrote:
>>
>>>I can see now, it would be great for someone to have
>>>an archive file website, with librarys of meter faces, that others could
>>>select, access and modify.

>>Fascinating suggestion!  Would take some work, effort,
>>cooperation, willingness for folks to put in some time.
>>I would be happy to post for free download any such
>>submissions.
>>
>>- Jim Tonne   Tonne Software  WB6BLD
>>www.TonneSoftware.com
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