On 4 Jan 2006 13:59:49 -0800, "Jim Bradley"
wrote:

+is DC ground the same as earth ground?
+

essentially yes

james
+if everything checks out (I am going to check the coax and antenna
+tomorrow) to be OK what would be my next step...
+
+Jim
+
+Dungeon Master wrote:
+ Hello Jim,
+
+ The A99 should have a good DC ground reference. It's sounding like the
+ internal parts were fried. The only time I have seen this is with high
+ power being fed into the A99. Go through the system. Check your coax
+ and connections. You may have a short in one of them. Disconnect the
+ coax from the antenna. use an ohm meter to measure from center to
+ shield of connector. This must read infnity. measure from center to
+ center and then shield to shield. In both cases it should be less than
+ 1.5 ohms. When you connect the coax back onto the antenna, you should
+ have around 2-3 ohms through the antenna.
+ I hope this helps....
+
+ Dungeon Master