I love the idea of a "Static Drain Resistor" in an arrestor if it actually
reduces "static" QRN on receive. I've installed about a dozen ICE/Morgan
arrestors on Verticals and Yagi's here in Florida during the past 25 years,
where we receive a great deal of "static", but when doing unscientific A/B
tests when listening by ear, I haven't noticed the ICE/Morgan arrestor to be
quieter than a Polyphasor. I realize that's a poor way to judge performance,
so I've always wondered if anyone actually measured and confirmed that the
"static drain resistor" in the ICE/Morgan was effective at reducing QRN. Would
anyone know of test results confirming the effectiveness of a static drain
resistor in an arrestor? 73, Dick- K9OM
The ICE, now Morgan arrestors work superb. They use a static drain resistor,
then a DC blocking cap, then the shunt inductor, then the GDT.
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