[Elecraft] K3 Antenna static bleed

[Robert Friess]

Also, spark gaps.

Bob

On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 7:50 PM, Dick Dievendorff <dieven at comcast.net>wrote:

> I see them on the KAT3 schematic, at the top left.  There's a 560K resistor
> to ground as well as a carrier operated relay (COR) to deal with high input
> for each of the two antenna connectors.
>
> The KANT3 has a similar COR (and a similar resistor), again at the top left
> of the KANT3 schematic.
>
> 73 de Dick, K6KR
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Fred Jensen
> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 7:26 PM
> To: Elecraft Reflector
> Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Antenna static bleed
>
> Forgive me, I'm having a hard time with the schematic:
>
> Does my K3 have an RF choke or a high value resistor across the antenna
> input[s] to bleed the static charge?  For some reason, I'm getting more
> precip static than I usually do.  At N6A in Alpine County for the 2009 Cal
> QSO Party, we managed to fry the front ends of two ICOM 756 PRO II's from
> what seemed to be inconsequential snow static.  Don't want that to happen
> to
> my K3.
>
> 73,
>
> Fred K6DGW
> - Northern California Contest Club
> - CU in the 2011 Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2011
> - www.cqp.org
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