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Re: [TowerTalk] Resistor Across a Choke Balun

To: Jim W7RY <jimw7ry@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Resistor Across a Choke Balun
From: Edward McCann via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Reply-to: Edward McCann <edwmccann@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2022 18:32:37 -0700
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My experience has led me to 3-10 Megohms, at sufficient size. I’ve used 2 or 3 
watt ratings without incident.

Ed McCann
AG6CX

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> On Jun 10, 2022, at 5:41 PM, Jim W7RY <jimw7ry@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I'm putting a Balun Design 1115t on an A4s. Here is the Ozarks, we have 
> *lightning!*
> 
> But I want to put a resistor across the antenna side to drain off any static 
> that develops across the un-grounded element. The A4 is a balanced feed with 
> not beta or gamma match. Just 2 isolated halves of the driven element.
> 
> 47K Ohm?
> 
> 100K Ohm?
> 
> 10K Ohm?
> 
> Thanks, 73, Jim W7RY
> 
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