[Elecraft] W1 Power Meter Checkout

[Don Wilhelm]

Brian,

Were your fingers clear of the metal parts of the probes when you made 
that resistance measurement?  If not, you may have been measuring the 
resistance of your body.  That is common when making very high 
resistance measurement.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 4/29/2017 5:11 PM, Brian Heinitz wrote:
> The only aspect of the checkout and calibration which was not normal was the resistance test across the battery holder terminal. With the power switch ON and no battery or DC power connected to the unit, the resistance should be > 1 megohm. With my DMM on 2M ohms selection, I receive a reading of 0.651, which is < 1 megohm.