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When did you last use an ammeter?

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 04:21 PM PST
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As I noted in a previous post, theÂ*National Conference of Volunteer
Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC) has issued a call for comments on the current
Technician Class question pool with an eye towards the question pool update
in 2018. On the ham_ instructor mailing list, weve already debated the
notation used to refer to SWR values, and I expect well continue to discuss
other topics as well.

Id like to discuss how the question pool refers to the meters that we use
to measure electrical parameters, namely voltmeter, ammeter, and ohmmeter.
Ive included the questions below.

Im thinking that perhaps we should get rid of those words and perhaps
instead of saying voltmeter, the question or answer should read a
multimeter that can measure volts or simply multimeter. The same could be
said for ammeter and ohmmeter. I dont know of anyone who uses an instrument
that only measures volts, current, or resistance any more.

What do you think?
VOLTMETER

T7D01 (B)

Which instrument would you use to measure electric potential or
electromotive force?

A. An ammeter

B. A voltmeter

C. A wavemeter

D. An ohmmeter

T7D02 (B)
. . .

How silly. A multimeter is a meter that is a voltmeter, ammeter, ohmmeter,
etc., depending on settings of a control.

It is still a voltmeter,... with the same restrictions on use when in a
specified mode.

Alan