How many volts would it take to jump the gap? How many volts would it
take to damage the front-end of my receiver?
Dick
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Dick Flanagan K7VC
dick@k7vc.com
On 5/14/2011 4:48 PM, W1JCW wrote:
> A previous post suggested a spark plug on each terminal the ladder line
> connected to.
>
> So the resister would go from each terminal and tie the other end to a ground
> rod ?
>
> I run 250' center feed 450 ladder line down to a 4:1 balun.
>
> 73-
> W1JCW
> John
>
>
> From: Jim Lux
> Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 5:59 PM
> To: K2VI
> Cc:<towertalk@contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] zapped with my dipole. OUCH!
>
>
> A 1meg resistor to ground?
>
> On May 14, 2011, at 13:29, "K2VI"<k2vi@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> It seems every time there's distant lightning and i go to disconnect the
>> dipole i get this nasty discharge when i touch the pl-259. Im concerned it
>> will eventually damage my tuner and or radio. The antenna is not dc grounded
>> like my beam or vertical are. It is a ladder line fed antenna terminating
>> into a 4:1 balun outside the shack and a 3' run of rg8 coax to the tuner.
>> How can i bleed this static off? I heard from a ham friend the jump a 2.5 MH
>> RF choke between the two terminals of the 4:1 balun where the ladder line
>> connects.Any advice would be greatly apreciated.73
>> tony k2vi
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