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Old 10-02-2020, 05:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Titan1a View Post
He's talking about a shadowgraph meter. When the shadow is at it's minimum you're tuned in. I have them on two Philco "baby grand" radios and a Zenith (soon to be) tombstone unit. They don't burn out like the CRT type tubes.
Yes. I call it "weathervane" because it a thin metal strip that gently tilts on a pin giving a wide-bar silhouette when the the signal is weak, and a thin one when tuned in optimally. Very clever.
An example from the Net.
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