[TowerTalk] grounding elevated vertical for lightning?

R.Morris robrk at nidhog.net
Sat Feb 9 23:49:57 EST 2013


On 02/09/2013 07:34 PM, Jeff Blaine wrote:
> Static bleed is not an issue here, sort of.  The antenna is grounded 
> through the antenna switch which has a 50 ohm load on the line when 
> it's not selected (unless that's been zapped).  And when the line is 
> selected, it's run through a W3NQN type filter so it's got a pair of 
> coils running to ground on the shack side.
>
> In lieu of the RFC, I could use some high-value resistors at the 
> feedpoint.

If it's single band, a shorted, 1/4 wave stub, grounded ?


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