At 03:25 PM 1/2/03 -0600, W0UN--John Brosnahan wrote:
>>We don't get much static buildup here in the Northeast, so I don't think
>>that would have been the cause. I have Polyphaser suppressors on every
>>cable, but don't know if they would shunt a static discharge. Anybody know?
>
>I am not sure about the Polyphaser units. But just stick an ohmmeter
>on both SO-239s and look for a short on one side and put that towards
>the antenna.
>
>I know the ICE ones DO show a short circuit on one side and that ICE
>has a patent on some of the static discharge feature.
>
The Polyphasers don't have any DC short to ground, so your static would
have to build high enough to fire the gas tube.
My old Heathkit antenna switch uses high-value resistors -- I think 1.5 meg
-- to bleed static to ground. Couldn't the same be done in parallel with
the protective RF choke at the output of an amp -- or better yet, in the
relay or junction box at the base of the tower, in lieu of an RF choke.
73, Pete N4ZR
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