I read in sci.electronics.design that James Meyer
wrote (in ) about 'A neat
and compact way to generate RF harmonics...', on Sat, 17 Apr 2004:
IOW, the Q without the probe will be higher than the Q when you insert
the probe to measure the Q.

Use an inductive current pick-off. That how the Marconi Instruments 1245
series Q-meters work(ed).
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