[Elecraft] Static discharge

[Jim Danehy]

Christmas Day 1967. 

Snow falling heavily. 

I had a 2 element Cubical Quad at 50 feet.

Separate feed lines for 3 bands.

I heard a loud CRACK. I kept occurring. Like an ignorant operator I had not grounded the unused feed lines. I finally realized that the coax was arcing at the PL 259. I grabbed it with my hands. I won’t do that again.

Fifty + years ago I was still learning. I continue to learn from my mistakes

73

Jim
W9VNE/VA3VNE 



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