Good point Ha-Jo. When using my antenna impedance analyser, I always leave a 50 ohm load in parallel with the antenna, using a BNC T-piece. Only when the antenna is connected do I remove the 50 ohm t
Dear all, I have heard of a case that a german LF amateur had ruined his capacitance meter because of a static loading on the aerial! Therefore I have always preferred to measure aerial capacitance b
Rog, That's an interesting idea - I've never thought of trying a digital Cap meter. I must try it on the new antenna - and compare it to my homebrew RF bridge, calculations and - more telling - to th
Re ant cap: you can use a DMM [Rapid 328] to gnd - I use 1000pF across its terminals to decouple RF for a stable reading. Simply subtract its value. 73, Rog. -- Original Message -- From: james.moritz
