I have a (high quality=$50 or so) antistatic mat on my desk. Slower discharge. No issues with sparks in the winter. It makes a nice surface as well. ----- Chuck, KE9UW -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-static-discharge-tp7623918p7623941.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com.