I couldn't find the adaptor I have to try out a few things, but the user's manual agrees with you: the UT61A is the only one that has a hfe range selector position. Regardless, I don't think this detracts from the meter itself.I've noticed the adaptor with the transistor socket, but I thought it's same adaptor for other meters that actually have hFE (based on this review: youtu.be/Bz6CYDRl1M8 ). Do you have a reference for this info?