Midland Ghost antenna

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Zorba

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Midland "Ghost" antenna showing a dead short on an ohmmeter, and its NOT the coax before anyone asks.

I don't know if there's active components inside this thing and this is normal for this antenna or not...

Could someone who has one unscrew it from its NMO connector and check?
 
I can check, just not sure exactly what you want done. I assume you are looking for continuity so when connected the ohmmeter would be “0”? Not an expert at this stuff, but I have a meter and the same ghost antenna. If so what two parts did you put the probes on at the antenna? It will be a little bit before I can get to it.
 
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Danarch said:
I can check, just not sure exactly what you want done. I assume you are looking for continuity so when connected the ohmmeter would be “0”? Not an expert at this stuff, but I have a meter and the same ghost antenna. If so what two parts did you put the probes on at the antenna? It will be a little bit before I can get to it.
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Just the spring loaded pin in the center to the threads that screw onto the NMO connector...

Thanx!

Probably is a balun or something inside the thing that would cause a DC short - normal antennae read open, but this thing is a different critter.
 
So here is what I tested, I hope this is what you are looking for. The leads are touched at the center and where the antenna screws onto the base.

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That is EXACTLY right, and shows that all's normal.

THANK YOU *VERY* MUCH!! I can install the thing without worry. Didn't particularly want to blow my radio up if this were a problem.
 
Just glad I could help. Not my expertise but I try and mess around to troubleshoot and get better at it. I guess mechanics is my expertise, I just jump and try to fix and work on what I can. Just a shade-tree mechanic 😂.
 
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