Ok all...... The 50 ohm load must be it. I was using a Fluke 5520A calibrator and a Fluke 8508A Reference Multimeter to read the output WITHOUT a load....
Been a long day. Thanks to all.... Harlan NC3C Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID Ralf Wilhelm <r...@super-deutschland.net> wrote: >Harlan, > >You should get 0.1 volts when you terminate your attentuator with 50 Ohms - >are you probably using a high z voltmeter? The output of the attentuator can >be seen as a 0.2 V voltage source with 50 ohms internal resistance - if you >terminate it with a 50 ohms load, the 0.2 volts are divided between the >internal resistance and the load, but if you use a high z termination instead, >the voltage drop on across the high z is 0.2 volts... > >Greetings > >Ralf, DL6OAP ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
