[Lowfer] LOWfer beacon " XR " on air now - xmtr failure

[Mike-WE0H]

Put a high value choke from the antenna hot lead to ground and the 
static won't build up. I prefer running DC grounded antennas here. Never 
had a static issue in the 15 years we've been here.

Mike
WE0H
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Andy - KU4XR wrote:
> Greetings all:
>
> I didn't discover it until late Sun night, but " XR " had blown one
> of the finals out, so from at least early Sat. it wasn't Xmit-ing.
> I replaced the transistor, and the beacon is back on now. I will let 
> it run next week, and try to monitor the output a little more often.
> Don't usually blow transistors, but in the summertime, static
> buildup on the ant. can pop one.
>
> 73's from one of the Sub-Basement bands, and about as QRP as it gets. 
>
>
> Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
> LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 184.322 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
> Coordinates:  N:  35* 43' 54" - W:  84* 3' 16"
> http://www.myspace.com/beaconxr