[Antennas] static discharge from antenna

2002年10月08日 20:33:45 -0500

Hi Wirehangers,
I'm using a 280' balanced center fed zepp, fed with 450 ohm ladder
line.
This much wire up in the air likes to collect a large amount of static
emf
when conditions are right..... especially in the winter when snow blows
across the wire...
A real problem on the windy plains of W. Mn.
I can hear a "tic tic tic" in the tuner and it can give off a nice jolt
if
touched. I've been forced to qrt and ground the antenna during these
condx. Just when a guy would want to curl up around a warm rig..
Question: Could I use an RF choke to ground on each leg where it comes
into the shack to eliminate this annoyance? It seems logical that
this could work if the chokes
were hefty enough to handle the discharge.
Just wondering.... Winter is coming :-( Tnx & 73, Les, W�OJH