Topband: Static Discharge Inductor

[Wes]

Ray,

If static discharge is really all you're after, then a high value resistor is 
all you need.  Until I changed my feed method to something that was a DC short 
on my 160 inverted-L, I used a 10K 10W wirewound resistor.

Wes  N7WS

  On 7/15/2021 4:21 PM, Raymond Benny wrote:
> Here in Arizona, we are in our monsoon season, lots of thunder, lightning
> and rain. I have built two inductors to put across the base of my homebrew
> phased 80m verticals feed point. I have a small  4" X 4" weatherproof box
> at the base with a K9YC CMC enclosed and wondering if the inductors are
> adequate. They are 3 1/2" long, 3/4" diameter, 20ga enamel copper wire,
> with an estimated 93 turns. I have used several inductor calculators, they
> say between 32 and 34 uH.
>
> Is these adequate for use as a static discharge coil that will not affect
> the vertical antenna loading or performance?
>
> Thanks for your input.
>
> Ray,
> N6VR/W7YA
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