Seriously (but probably not usefully :-)) an instrument tuning aid may help - sold for guitars etc with mic input and display. A standard frequency meter with a mic and preamp is probably more normal though. Russell. From: Andy Kunz >I'm looking for a frequency measuring device (which directly correlates to >RPM) which uses a microphone as the input. No chain yanking > >I need to get an idea of the RPM my boats motors are turning, without >putting something in the boat.