Recent content by ssbothwell

haha, i would rather keep it as is then install an iphone in it. its a nice relic as is but it would be really amazing to get it functional. maybe i'll get lucky and find a check source and tubes, but until then its just going to sit on a shelf.

the pdr-43b in that photo has a slightly different board layout but clearly those things i highlighted are the same clips. what do you think the likelihood of finding those tubes and a check source would be? maybe i should just be satisfied with the device in its current state.

there is no socket or anything that a probe might plug into. i don't see any spots that obviously used to have components other than perhaps the highlighted points in this image: http://i.imgur.com/fxhbo.jpg those things look like clips but they might not be. perhaps they held the 'check...

hello. i found a pdr-43 radiac meter at my local ham radio swapmeet today. the device looks like this: http://www.civildefensemuseum.com/southrad/im125dpdr43.html as a just for fun project, i would like to attempt to make it functional. right now the unit powers on but adjusting the check...