Sherrill, I agree with you. Not just lighting,
I have had the wind blowing on the wire create
enough static to cause an arc. A coil across the
input of the tranceiver would discharge the
voltage.
Best regards, Jim W7ANF
Sherrill WATKINS wrote:
>
> Very many thank's for the revised article.
> I remember reading the original 10 years ago in QST.
> Some of the author's comments about link coupled antenna
> tuners are exagerated. However, one feature that I dislike
> about the disign is that it connects the antenna directly
> to the transmitter. There is no DC isolation, for
> lightening protection. For lightening protection, the
> link coupled coils are superior because there is only
> magnetic coupling from the rig to the antenna. -73's - Sherrill
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