I used one for 5 or so years with a full wave 80m loop. It seemed to work well but I don't think I ever had a hit.
I also had a knife switch, but in case I forgot to throw it or a storm snuck up on my, I had the ICE unit. On 1/5/06, Ralph Tyrrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Still running my K1 (#1423) on inefficient low > antennas. > I have some trees that will give me good height 50-60' > and orient the main lobe of a double extended zepp > (14MHz) toward Oregon, take notice ECN. > > I have come across a device that will keep the antenna > at near DC ground at all times. > > http://www.arraysolutions.com/Products/ice/impulse1.html > > go down to "Open Wire Arrestor", Model 309 > > "All units use torroidal inductors and present near > dead DC short on antenna side of arrestor, constantly > draining feedline wires of static and any developed > voltage potential feedthrough breakdown voltage from > input ports to output ports 4,000 to 6,000 volts. > Arrestor units may be placed anywhere in the feedline > at ground level without serious change in tuning, but > small change may be detectable due "to small" increase > in total feedline length caused by size of arrestor > case & circuit." > > Just wondering if anyone else has used this or a > similar item and what comments might be made. Just > trying to be save from lightning. > I would also put a DPDT knife switch between the feed > line and the K1 with BL2 to ground the feed line when > not in use. > > Thanks all. > > 73, W1TF, Ty in GA > > > > __________________________________________ > Yahoo! DSL – Something to write home about. > Just $16.99/mo. or less. > dsl.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > -- - Jim
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