RVZ via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com> writes:
> 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
The other point of a resistor is drain static charge from an ungrounded
antenna to prevent buildup to levels that could arc, or could pose a
hazard to an operator. Long ago, someone I knew had a folded dipole fed
with 300 \ohm line connected to balanced inputs on something like a
johnson matchbox. At some point, during wind but not lightning, if I
recall correctly, he touched that by accident and was thrown back hard.
Such an antenna is not that high value a capacitor, and a megohm can
keep the charge down while being irrelevant at RF. A resistor was
installed, and the problem did not recur.
I realize a gas discharge tube might have fired had there been one.
73 de n1dam
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