[Boatanchors] Testing a Ground connection

Brian A Clarke brianclarke01 at optusnet.com.au
Mon Nov 14 04:13:28 EST 2005


NOT a Mega-Ohm meter. You want the ground to read a few Ohms. Maximum. If
the ground reads MegOhgms and the antenna is 50 to 100 Ohm, the attenuation
is something horrible. Think about it.
Brian, VK2GCE.

Steve replied:


As for Checking the integrity of a ground system, you would need a Mega-ohm
meter.




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