On 2/2/2016 9:42 AM, shkdriver wrote:
Using a handheld I wouldn't miss if it fried, I measured swr and output watts,
(using a MJF model 812B swr/watt meter)
watt output is 3-4, swr is 1.6-1.8 (in my garage, not ideal), Output watts
are probably what the icom a-2 is putting out.

So, I'm not confident that the coax and antenna is safe for my radio,
every other coax and antenna combination I ever measured was infinity
between the ground shielding and the center lead.

I'm using a decent blue point digital multimeter.

Your SWR isn't very good, but it's not quite terrible either. Some
antennas are designed with a DC short, so (in itself) that .9 ohm
reading doesn't necessarily indicate any problem. Bottom line: Judging
from that SWR, your antenna is less than ideal. That said, if you get
good performance out of your system, I wouldn't worry too much about it.