[Boatanchors] Receiver Antenna Input Question

[J Forster]

BTW, you might want to look at some vintage designs, like an ARC-5 Rx. I
think you need a resistor or two. Also, you want to use a recently made
NE-2. The radioactive material in them decays and they get harder to start.

-John

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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. [snip]