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E4B02

AMATEUR PRACTICES · Measurement technique and limitations: instrument accuracy and performance limitations; probes; techniques to minimize errors; measurement of Q; instrument calibration; S parameters; vector network analyzers; RF signals

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What is the significance of voltmeter sensitivity expressed in ohms per volt?

  1. AThe full scale reading of the voltmeter multiplied by its ohms per volt rating is the input impedance of the voltmeter
  2. BThe reading in volts multiplied by the ohms per volt rating will determine the power drawn by the device under test
  3. CThe reading in ohms divided by the ohms per volt rating will determine the voltage applied to the circuit
  4. DThe full scale reading in amps divided by ohms per volt rating will determine the size of shunt needed
Why Ohms per volt is just the reciprocal of the current needed for full-scale deflection of the meter movement, so a 50 microamp movement gives 1/0.00005 = 20,000 ohms per volt. Multiply that figure by the full-scale voltage of the range you selected and you get the total resistance the voltmeter presents to the circuit. For example, a 20,000 ohms/volt meter on the 10 V range looks like 200,000 ohms. The higher the ohms per volt, the less the meter loads the circuit and the less it disturbs the reading.
Watch out The choices about power drawn or shunt sizing confuse this with current-meter design; shunts set the range of an ammeter, while ohms per volt describes the loading resistance of a voltmeter.
Ohms per volt times volts full scale equals ohms of input resistance. Bigger ohms/volt means less circuit loading.
HamSandwich explanation, first draft. The question and answers are the NCVEC text.
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  2. E4B02 What is the significance of voltmeter sensitivity expressed in ohms per volt?
  3. E4B03 Which S parameter is equivalent to forward gain?
  4. E4B04 Which S parameter represents input port return loss or reflection coefficient (equivalent to VSWR)?
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