[Elecraft] Polarization loss [was "no subject"]

[Don Wilhelm]

A 'technical' consideration - rather than a creating a path to 'ground' 
for the antenna, it is better to create a DC path across each feedline.  
Fred's suggestion works and works quite nicely.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 2/12/2014 6:09 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:
> Easiest way to do it externally is to solder a 50K or so resistor into 
> a PL-259, screw it onto one arm of a coax T, put the antenna on the 
> other arm and screw the T onto the radio.  You can use an RF choke 
> instead of a resistor, however that can sometimes lead to parasitic 
> resonances.
>