[TenTec] balanced tuner

[Jim FitzSimons]

Sherrill, I agree with you. Not just lighting,
I have had the wind blowing on the wire create
enough static to cause an arc. A coil across the
input of the tranceiver would discharge the 
voltage.
Best regards, Jim W7ANF

Sherrill WATKINS wrote:
> 
> Very many thank's for the revised article.  
> I remember reading the original 10 years ago in QST.   
> Some of the author's comments about link coupled antenna 
> tuners are exagerated.  However, one feature that I dislike 
> about the disign is that it connects the antenna directly 
> to the transmitter.  There is no DC isolation, for 
> lightening protection.  For lightening protection, the 
> link coupled coils are superior because there is only 
> magnetic coupling from the rig to the antenna.  -73's -  Sherrill

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