I might make a suggestion. It is terribly easy to forget to throw the switch. What I do when I need such a precaution, I put a 20 A SPST 12VDC coil relay connected to the switched 12 VDC output. When the K3 is is the energized mode the antenna is passed to the K3, when the K3 is off, the antenna is grounded.
Mel, K6KBE --- On Fri, 3/19/10, Stephen W. Kercel <[email protected]> wrote: From: Stephen W. Kercel <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [OT] Grounding Antenna when not in use To: "Charles Teeter" <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Date: Friday, March 19, 2010, 3:19 PM A ground bus from The Wireman greatly simplifies the process. 73, Steve Kercel AA4AK Charles Teeter wrote: > Hello: > > After I get my kit built, I¹ll be operating with a windom antenna on 40 > 10. It¹s been suggested that when I¹m not operating, I should disconnect > the rig from the antenna and run the antenna to ground. I¹ve never done > that in the past when I operated with wire antennas or my vertical, but it > does make sense as a safety precaution. I¹m wondering if anyone has any > suggestions about the best way(s) to do that? Are there any pieces of > equipment that you would recommend to simplify the process? Any help would > be greatly appreciated. Thanks. > > 73, > Chuck KE9CE > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
