I'd go with it, usually an NE-2 lamp.. It works, doesn't fail often, and just can't hurt. It is a lot cheaper than a factory supressor. I use them on all my receivers.
Dennis W7TFO On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 5:57 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Would appreciate some advice here. I have a National NC-303 receiver that I'm > restoring. I had a 75A-2 once that had a neon lamp (NE-2 ???) across the > antenna input connection to supposedly act as a surge supressor for > lightning, strong static charges and strong rf energy from nearby > transmitters. Is this a good idea? Does this really work? Is there a better > device than a neon bulb? Appreciate any opinions, etc. 73, Bill, w0ng > ______________________________________________________________ > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > AMRadio mailing list > Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Post: [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Post: [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with the word unsubscribe in the message body. This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
