[Elecraft] [K3] Protection for AUX-RF?

[Don Wilhelm]

Jim,

The K3 receive only inputs are protected internally with COR (Carrier 
operated relays).  If you hear the COR relays clicking, then they are 
being activated by excessive RF.  No clicking is goodness = no problem.

73,
Don W3FPR

Jim Miller wrote:
> What sort of protection are folks using for protecting their AUX-RF path
> when transmitting. I''ve just got the K3-10 and normally only run 5W.
>
> My antenna is an 88 ft dipole up 50ft configured either as a dipole on 40
> and up or as a hat for the feedline working as a 50ft vertical on 80 and
> 160.
>
> The dipole runs along the tree line and the remainder of the lot 100ft
> further into the oak woods is all I've got so there won't be a lot of
> separation, hence the need (I think) for some protection.
>   
>