‰ NOW 25 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM AUGUST 2019 QST PAGE 52‰ READ THE INDUCTANCE VALUE. I TESTED THE REVIEW UNIT WITH SEVERAL VALUES OF CAPACITANCE FROM 0R068 F TO 100 PF AND WITH SEVERAL INDUCTORS RANGING FROM 7R5 MH TO 100 H. I COMPARED THE MEASURED VALUES TO TWO DIFFERENT METERS MADE BY B K PRECISION. THESE INSTRUMENTS ARE THE TYPE USUALLY USED BY STUDENTS IN SCHOOL ELECTRONICS LABS. THE HECKIT LC METER AND THE B K UNITS ALL READ WITHIN A FEW PERCENT OF EACH OTHER. WHILE NEITHER THE REFERENCE METERS NOR THE HECKIT UNIT ARE PRECISION LAB UNITS, THE HECKIT LC METER IS CERTAINLY ACCURATE ENOUGH TO BE A GOOD AND RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE ADDITION TO A RADIO AMATEURS WORKBENCH. PCBGOGO PROTOTYPE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS REVIEWED BY BOB SHAW, W7NOM I HAVE A KEEN INTEREST IN BUILDING MY OWN ELECTRONIC PROJECTS. THE ONE THING THAT HAS ALWAYS DRAGGED ME DOWN IS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PROFESSIONAL LOOKING CIRCUIT USING A PERFORATED BOARD, A WIRE WRAP, A DEAD BUG POINT TO POINT, OR OTHER CONSTRUCTION METHODS. AS A ‰ END OF 25 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ