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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>It really does not matter what you purchase, if you want
one calibrated, you will have to purchase a calibration unit designed for
that particular db meter. AMA has these for the units they
have.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tony Stillman<BR>Radio South, Inc.<BR>3702 N. Pace
Blvd.<BR>Pensacola, Fl 32505<BR><A
href="http://www.radiosouthrc.com">www.radiosouthrc.com</A><BR>800-962-7802</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=gfowler@raytheon.com href="mailto:gfowler@raytheon.com">Gray E
Fowler</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 06, 2002 1:09
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Noise measuring and
devices</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>All I can say is that the $75
Radio Shack digital meter is ballpark only. It is calibrated to +/- 3dB! I
double checked the one I bought for my club against an identical one owned by
someone else and they were alway 1-2 dB different. Earl haury and Mike
Harrison showed me their models that were $220 and +/- 1dB but I cannot
remember the make/model. Both of theirs registered exactly the same when we
were testing at a Texas contest. In short do not get the Radio Shack and
depend on it.<BR><BR><BR><BR>Gray Fowler<BR>Principal Chemical
Engineer<BR>Composites Engineering</FONT> <BR><BR><BR>
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<TD><FONT face=sans-serif size=1><B>Woodward James R Civ 412 TW/DRP
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face=sans-serif size=1>Sent by: discussion-request@nsrca.org</FONT>
<P><FONT face=sans-serif size=1>09/06/2002 12:56 PM</FONT> <BR><FONT
face=sans-serif size=1>Please respond to discussion</FONT> <BR></P>
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Subject: Noise measuring and
devices</FONT></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><BR><BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>Now flying masters and knowing that they measure sound at the Nats, I'd
like<BR>to start getting prepared. Is there a decent, not too expensive
noise<BR>measuring device available? Any ideas on this or the preferred
method for<BR>performing the actual measurent would be greatly appreciated.
I'm thinking<BR>that the asphault method is most available to
me.<BR><BR>TIA<BR><BR>Jim
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