[Antennas] RF Ammeters

[Tom Bates]

Greetings list...

I have 2 questions regarding using RF Ammeters in measuring antenna current.

1.  Why is the thermocouple type meter preferred for RF curent measurement ? (I
am suspecting to measure true power and not apparent { reactive} amperes).

2.  If I'm at resonance, ( x=r ,  j=0 ), will true amperes and apparent amperes
be the same even if I have a mismatch ( SWR > 1 ) ?

Thanks for your consideration.

73,  Tom  AA1NZ