[TowerTalk] K0DAN de AG6CX

[K0DAN]

Hi Ed...

The resistors need to be carbon composition and at least a couple megohms 
each. IIRC mine are around 3 meg per leg (not sure....maybe their value 
shows up in the attached photos), maybe 1/2 watt resistors?. I ran each leg 
of the feedline to ground via a 1+ meg resistor (nothing across the 
ladderline). This will be hi-Z for RF and will be invisible to your antenna 
network, but if there is static DC voltage on the antenna or feedline, it'll 
bleed it to ground. Values are probably not critical (higher wattage & 
resistance is better), you just want to have something of high resistance to 
bleed off charge. If the antenna gets hit by lighting, everything  is 
vaporized and hopefully the spark plug gaps and bleeders will spare your 
equipment. Or not.

Attached photos tell the story better than I can. If you need more info, let 
me know!

GL es 73
Dan
K0DAN

-----Original Message----- 
From: Edward McCann
Sent: December 10, 2013 10:57
To: k0dan at comcast.net
Subject: K0DAN de AG6CX

Good Morning Dan:
Re your comment on static bleeder resistors and ladder line, could you 
clarify if you connect the resistors across the ladder line (wire to wire ) 
or you are connecting each of the wires in the ladder line to ground through 
the resistor?

Also, do you have a suggestion on adequate power rating of the resistors?


Thanks,
Ed McCann
AG6CX

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