[Elecraft] K3 static electricity

[Paul Christensen]

A little further investigating and I found this:

> "We also had a few occasions where the operator stood up (sliding across 
> the chair) and touched the radio [Omni VII] and got zapped - resulting in 
> the radio needing to be turned off and on again.  Unlike the ORION, this 
> routine takes only a couple of seconds.  Ten-Tec's response: "The static 
> discharge is real. The fix is already implemented in production.  It is 
> just a case of adding a ground from the encoder frame to the chassis."

My guess is that Ten Tec can probably supply you with a kit that will work 
just fine with the K3.

Paul, W9AC