No, there will be no problem. The ground of the static discharge unit, the
attenuator and the radio are all common to the coax shield and should bonded
to a ground rod.

CW
KC7NOD

"Dennis" wrote in message
ups.com...
I would like to set up an attenuator like this one for my portable
shortwave using a random wire antenna:
http://www.kc7nod.20m.com/atten_.htm

But I also need static discharge capability to protect my receiver.
Here is one from the same site:
http://www.kc7nod.20m.com/static_dis.htm

These both seem like straightforward, solid circuits. However, if
they're used together, wouldn't a static charge take the path of least
resistance which would be the attenuator out the center tap and
straight to the radio?

If I'm correct, is there an attenuator/static discharge circuit that
will work together?

Thanks!