[ARC5] advanced neon bulb antenna input circuits?

[Dennis Monticelli]

I think the next step up in protection is a small gas discharge tube.  They
come in different voltages and develop a very low resistance when the gas
ionizes.  The capacitance is very low (<1pF) so you can use them across most
antenna inputs without effect.  I use the common axial lead types
extensively in lieu of neon bulbs.

Look up Citel Inc.

http://www.citel.us/gas_distcharge_tubes_overview.html

Dennis AE6C

On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 12:29 AM, Henry Mei'l's <meils at get2net.dk> wrote:

> I've been told that there are neon bulb protective antenna input circuits
> over and above just
> placing a neon bulb across the input (albeit sometimes ground-returned in
> series with a variable resistor). Couldn't find these circuits in my Google
> search.
> I'd appreciate pointers here.
>
> Henry
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