[Test-Equipment] Bird Termaline Question

[Ron Youvan]

   Doug W5JV Hensley wrote:

> 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?

   Give us the model number so we can look it up.  Bird Electric does
make 75 Ohm loads also.
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