SM3BDZ:
> Regarding Carl's, SM6CPY, question and responses to that.
> Sure would an RF-choke or a resistor serve to discharge the antenna and keep
> its potential at ground level. But on the other hand, if you are using an
> amplifier (which most of us are) it should present a DC short to the antenna
> thru the coax, as tube amplifiers already have an RF-choke across it's
> output. Transistor amps usually have a lo Z output for DC, so that would be
> the same. So, the remaining question is: Why does'nt that help?
"OZ1AXG Flam" <oz1axg.nospam@dxmail.dk>:
Because the amplifier is bypassed when you are receving.
I put a 2 MOhm carbon-type resistor to ground on the 3/8, just in case.
OZ1AXG Flam
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