006 DIY RF Current Meter to Discover Bad Common Mode Currents

Today we will build a simple but essential device: An RF current meter. It is needed in every radio shack or lab. Who does not want to know where the energy flows? And we will profit from an old Soviet secret.

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Print Files: https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/...
RF Current Meter (diagram): https://www.diagram.com.ua/list/anten...
More complex RF Current Meter (diagram): http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek/clamp-...

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