[Elecraft] Antenna static charge precautions - any tips?
F5UL
f5ul at orange.fr
Mon Sep 10 01:49:16 EDT 2012
Hi, all!
10 years ago (in 2001) YL and myself changed our home location and our place
of choice is very thunderstorm addictive!!!
So, after burning an Drake TR7, I installed, on the antenna line a box with
a big relay, turning on with whatecer 12 V PS I turned on
swithching between a chock (2.5 mH National) when the PS is off, and a 1.5
Meg resistor with the PS on.
The build up of static was resolved and I did not had any discharge with
whatever TRX I am using (K2, Juma TRX2 and KX3).
At this time I was running 600 W so the relay was able to support that power
level (TR7 and L7A PA).
Best 73 to all and GL with statics and thunderstorms!!!
Bob F5UL
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