[Elecraft] Antenna static charge precautions - any tips?

[Don Wilhelm]

Why be concerned about whether or not each and every transceiver adds a 
static bleed resistor across the antenna, just bite the bullet and add 
one to each feedline coming into the shack and forget the 
"tooth-mashing" that comes about wondering where it should be done.  I 
for one feel that it is best done at the antenna feedline rather than 
relying on the transceiver - that way I can connect the antennas to any 
transceiver with no problem.
If you do not have a convenient access point to your feedline center 
conductor, enter the TEE adapter.  solder the resistor into a PL-259 
body, and plug it into one side of the TEE adapter - leave it there for 
all eternity.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 9/9/2012 2:39 PM, Mike Morrow wrote:
> Bob wrote:
>
>> Check the K3 schematics - there *is* a static bleed resistor at each
>> antenna input, including the KXV3 Rx Ant In jack.
> What about the KX3?  There are no published schematics yet, AFAIK.
>
> 73,
> Mike / KK5F
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