[Boatanchors] Bird Termaline Question

[Doug Hensley]

I just received what was supposed to be and what certainly looks like a NOS (new old stock) Bird Termaline dummy load.  The label is marked 150 Watt, 50 Ohm.


When I put my Fluke meter on it, it measures 73.5 ohms.  Not the kind of response I get from my old Heathkit cantenna nor my OHR RFL-100 which is like 50.1 ohms.


Has anyone seen this problem or heard about it?  Could Bird have made a mistake or could the vendor have swapped labels?


Thank you,


Doug W5JV