SamuelR717@aol.com wrote:
> What I found to be really strange was that I could operate normally, shut
> off the amp, and then find that the next time I powered up, the receive was
> dead and the fuse blown. My whole station is well grounded (the shack is at
> ground (no pun intended) level, and grounded to two 8-foot copper rods via
> short
> runs (straight thru the wall) of 1/2 inch copper braid) so I don't think
> there could be any sort of static charge developing.
Is the antenna at DC ground? For example, the ICE protectors provide
this. Of course, the amp probably has an RF choke across the output as
is standard...mysterious. Maybe it's something that happens at power up.
--
73
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno, CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco
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