[Elecraft] potential of static damage

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Heh, heh... the difficulties of a QSO in "slow motion" via e-mail, Hi!

I don't have a K1. On the K2 there is a 1.5k path to ground from the
antenna terminal r-f detector circuit, so I'd not expect a damaging
amount of static to able to accumulate on an antenna. What would be of
concern to the front end, as in ANY rig, is the induced surge from a
nearby lightning strike. In that case everything in the house from the
phones to the TV is also at risk, especially if you have above-ground
utilities. 

Ron AC7AC 

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My apologies to YOU, Ron! I didn't mean to imply that you didn't either!
I should have moved my easter bunny comment further down. :-)

An interesting side-conversation: what sort of protection do the K1/K2
have against ESD coming from the antenna? (Wind can induce static charge
there, too, as you say.)

Andy