>I was doing a continuity check on the coax for my comm. The coax
>is OK; but, I tried doing a continuity check from the center pin at the
>comm down to the tip of the antenna. When I checked the whip
>antenna, I got no continuity. Since I know nothing about this stuff, I
>have this question. Should there be continuity from the center pin in
>the connector on the antenna and the tip of the antenna? If there
>should be, I have a break somewhere in the antenna.
I would check with the manufacturer of the antenna. Radio frequency
energy can be piped through a lot of components not the least
of which is capacitors . . . they do not conduct DC current.
The other way to check is to push some energy into the antenna
with a transmitter and check standing wave ratio or you can
use a device like the antenna analyzer shown in the tools section
of our website catalog.
Bob . . .
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