Wireless Set No. 52 Canadian - Project

[David Dunlop]

This item arrived today, a Hickok 209A Multimeter. It is part of the list of test equipment used by the RCEME when servicing the Wireless Set No. 52 Canadian. In this role, it is better known under its Canadian licence built version, manufactured by Stark as the VT9A. These two products are virtually identical electronically and capability wise, differing only slightly in the positioning and identification of a few of the controls on the front panel.

I was very surprised when I discovered it was shipped to me in its original 1947 Hickok shipping box, and even more surprised when I found the Serial Number on the box was a match to the inspection card still attached to the meter and the data plate on the rear panel.

The unfortunate downside to all this, however, was the fact at some point in this meters history, somebody opened up the box and wogged the set of probes issued with the meter, along with the Manual. Still nice to run across an NOS test meter that was 76 years old though. That does not happen every day.

So between now and whenever the 52-Set Project reaches the point where I have to test the medium and high power outputs of the Sender, I can look for the missing probes used with this meter.

Oh, and one other thing, this meter is no light-weight. It measures 16.5” wide, 13.5” high and 8.5” deep and weighs between 15 and 20 pounds.



David