[Boatanchors] Receiver Antenna Input Question

[J Forster]

Wind and dust can build up significant static. They found that out in Desert
Storm. Likely on planes too, from tiny water droplets.

Hence the NE-2s.

-John


Carl wrote:

> By the time a NE2 fired at 90V the front end coils would be fried
> especially on the lower bands. The Navy used a neon bulb to protect
> front ends from TX antennas that were often only 50' away but it was
> biased so it fired at a much lower voltage. It was also much more robust
> than a NE2.
>
> A neon will also bleed off lightning charge buildup from a nearby strike
> or cloud to cloud discharges. With a Beverage antenna its not even
> local, Ive been bit by a strike several miles away.
>
> ARC-5 receivers had a NE2 or similar which was effective against the
> fairly low power of the matching TX.
>
> Carl
> KM1H