[Elecraft] Receive antennas - damage potential

[David Cutter]

I recall marine transmitters that I sailed with having big resistors from 
antenna to ground to prevent static build up.  An old hand told me they got 
warm when sailing the Indian Ocean.

David
G3UNA


>I severely damaged (burned up!) the receive antenna input board of an
> FT-1000D once due to excessive input signal from a near-by transmitting
> antenna.
>
> Once was enough ... installed small shorting reed relays on all receive
> antenna inputs on all radios in my (then) multi-op contest station.
>
> Regarding "St. Elmo's fire" ... Was a marine R/O for some years, and
> often saw / heard the entire ship ... especially rigging ... "glow".
>
> Grew up in dry, windy Oklahoma and often heard the snapping of 
> precipitation static discharging inside rigs.
> 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP