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Tube Testers and Classic Electronic Test Gear
Tube Testers and Classic Electronic Test Gear Author:Alan Douglas Provides an overview of pre-1970 (the vacuum tube era) radio test equipment. It begins with an extensive discussion of tube testing and use of testers, and progresses into curve tracing. The different types of testers are compared; emission, dynamic and mutual conductance, and testers from 23 different manufacturers are tabulated and pictured.... more » The book also covers VOMs, VTVMs, Q Meters, Grid Dip Meters, Capacitance and Inductance Bridges, Signal Generators, Signal Tracers and Oscilloscopes. It includes brief company histories of the manufacturers. Useful for radio collectors, vacuum tube enthusiasts and historians. Over 300 photos and illustrations.« less