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This isn't necessarily as true as many people think it is. To your transmitted signal, a dead short on a standard multimeter can appear to actually be an open circuit, and an open circuit on your multimeter can appear to be an dead short to the transmitted signal.

Unlike your multimeter, RF is not DC, and it doesn't usually act like DC either.

According to this info, your antenna is to short.

You might also consider reporting on the SWR on channel 20.

The DB

[QUOTE="The DB, post: 533905, member: 21346"] This isn't necessarily as true as many people think it is. To your transmitted signal, a dead short on a standard multimeter can appear to actually be an open circuit, and an open circuit on your multimeter can appear to be an dead short to the transmitted signal. Unlike your multimeter, RF is not DC, and it doesn't usually act like DC either. According to this info, your antenna is to short. You might also consider reporting on the SWR on channel 20. [URL='http://hittman.us'][COLOR=#000000]The DB[/COLOR][/URL] [/QUOTE]

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