"Bret Ludwig" wrote in message
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Robert Morein wrote:
"MD" wrote in message
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MINe 109 wrote:
[snip] Stephen
Thank you. Actually the newer/more expensive ($400) Behringer has
tones/mic. Why would my hand plotting be bad - in 1hz increments? I
use
the radioshack meter. Unless the mic in the TacT is more linear?

The Radio Shack meter is just not adequate for what you want to do. The
reading depends upon the voltage from the battery, which declines the
longer
the meter is turned on, recovering when the meter is turned off. Readings
from an RS meter are like blood pressure readings; they vary when, where,
why, and how you take them.

A pretty good rule of thumb is that if Radio Shack sells it there is
something wrong with it.

In a similar spirit.

A pretty good rule of thumb is that if Bret Ludwig posts it, there is
something wrong with it.

I would say that Radio Shack is best criticized for providing medocre value.
If they sell it for a competitive price then it is likely to be inferior. If
they sell it cheap (not a close out) then its really bad, and if they get a
dear price for it, then it might be OK but its still a poor value.

A clarifying example: Recently I picked up a goodly number of RS Toslink
cables on close-out for next to nothing, that are really among the nicest
Toslink cables I've ever used. However, at the origional asking price, they
were vastly overpriced.