Re: [Elecraft] [K2] K2 Adding a Gas Discharge Tube a Benefit?

2009-11-14 Thread W B Reese
I'd like to recommend to others my solution. An Alpha Delta Model TT3G50 While it may not be as inexpensive as winding your own chokes etc, it is a whole lot easier. I have a double male connector on the back of the K2/100/AT100 and it feeds the amplifier or antenna. I never move it. BTW I

Re: [Elecraft] [K2] K2 Adding a Gas Discharge Tube a Benefit?

2009-11-13 Thread va2gu
My K2 is S/N 5879 with RX ANT, KPA100, EXT ANT TUNER options. Have had damage from snow static discharge, to the diodes (5711) in the SWR bridge of the TUNER, the cap C114 on the K2, just inside the RX ANT option and on a MOSFET inside the home brewed TR switch. That was in 2007. Talked with

Re: [Elecraft] [K2] K2 Adding a Gas Discharge Tube a Benefit?

2009-11-13 Thread Don Wilhelm
While that RF Choke is well and good from the standpoint of static discharge, I strongly suggest you move it outboard of the KPA100. With the original KPA100 design, there was a 100 uH choke located at the antenna jack. That choke was removed along with the improved T/R switch design. - The