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Call Sign : 26-CT-4502 Posts : 11 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2022-04-26 QTH or Location : Bournemouth Equipment Used : Baofeng UV-5R, PNI Escort HP 6500 Age : 50
Subject: Cheap Deviation Meter ? Fri May 06, 2022 5:43 pm
Hi all
I'm looking for a cheap Deviation Meter which will help me to adjust the volume of my CB mic. Anyone know where I can pickup one fairly cheap? I looked on eBay but the second hand ones are all I can find.
Thanks for reading. Look forward to some help on this topic
- Craig.
Northern Crusader Major contributor
Call Sign : M0GVZ / 26CT1760 Posts : 530 Times Thanked : 35 Join date : 2019-11-13 QTH or Location : IO94SA Equipment Used : Icom 7300, TS480, President McKinley, Albrecht AE6110, CRT Mike Age : 53
Subject: Re: Cheap Deviation Meter ? Mon May 09, 2022 3:49 am
Second hand is all you're likely to find as it's a function that's now incorporated in radio test sets rather than individual tester items.
It is possible to measure FM deviation using a spectrum analyser and a bit of maths.
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craigd230 New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-4502 Posts : 11 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2022-04-26 QTH or Location : Bournemouth Equipment Used : Baofeng UV-5R, PNI Escort HP 6500 Age : 50
Subject: Re: Cheap Deviation Meter ? Mon May 09, 2022 4:55 am
Thanks for the reply. I may just pickup a second radio just to test the fm mic deviation on transmit.
... Seems after some research that second hand deviation meters are often being sold at ridiculous prices.
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Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220...MW7TTA Posts : 2516 Times Thanked : 69 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7300,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 150
Subject: Re: Cheap Deviation Meter ? Mon May 09, 2022 7:01 am
Anything radio is selling at ridiculous prices at the moment.
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Wireless Major contributor
Posts : 350 Times Thanked : 12 Join date : 2021-11-19 QTH or Location : Shrewsbury Equipment Used : kit
Subject: Re: Cheap Deviation Meter ? Mon May 09, 2022 1:33 pm
I dunno, I got the FT-480R yesterday for £105 on eBay, I was prepared to pay a lot more, but maybe the other buyers fell asleep by 8.30pm
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Subject: Cheap Deviation Meter ? 
