Pete: The secret is to turn it on only when you are making a reading.
The built in frequency counter means that you don't have to worry about
warmup drift in the tunable oscillator. I have only replaced the
batteries once in the several years I have had the 259 and I use it a
lot. The oscillator is surprisingly stable, even on 2 m. I feel that
this device is a masterpiece of engineering. 73, Dan Hearn, N5AR
Pete Smith wrote:
>
> At 05:07 PM 11/11/01 -0500, WA9ALS - John wrote:
> >
> >> BTW if you've got one and the battery holders have broken (a common
> >> problem), they'll send you free replacements.
> >
> >Gee Steve, you must have ESP! My battery holder broke about 2 hrs ago!
> >Fortunately, it's still useable - just difficult to get all 10 batteries in
> >and the cover on without one or more popping out! HI
>
> A couple of weeks ago I borrowed a 259B and compared it with my Autek RF-1.
> I thought it was quite nice and ruggedly built (at least externally).
> Liked the separate R and X displays (Autek just shows Z), but was impressed
> by the large battery drain. In just a litle use a fresh set of batteries
> went from 15.2 volts to 14.1, which made me wonder how much life one could
> expect before replacement is required.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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