And, do you have a separate ground between the power supply and the radio?
You should and thus not depend on the DC negative for ground. Wire should
be #10 AWG for runs of 5 ft or less.
There should be no concern for a 5KW FM at 1 mile. AM, well that's a
different story.
73
Bob, K4TAX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry DiGioia" <listacct@longwire.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] blow-up number 5
> There is a medium-power (5KW I think) FM station 1 mile away. I
> mentioned this to Paul, and he dismissed it.
>
> Stuart Rohre wrote:
>
>>Larry, are there any strong BC stations near you?
>>
>>I would connect a resistor of say 10,000 ohms to ground from each side of
>>the feeder of your dipole to constantly drain static build up which is
>>common in cold dry winter weather. Even slight wind or sway of the wires
>>could develop hundreds of volts, given the winter conditions.
>>
>>Are the leads from power supply large enough conductors and twisted all
>>the
>>way?
>>
>>GL and 73,
>>Stuart
>>K5KVH
>>
>>
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