"Dave" wrote in message
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Frank GM0CSZ / KN6WH

Thanks for the input, Frank. I believe this, or something like it, is
what I am going to have to do. I've already got the bulb installed in the
receiver case, and I guess I'll leave it there to warn me of impending
doom, but the resistor idea is what will probably save my bacon.

Is a metal-oxide resistor the same thing as a metal-film resistor? Or
would that be inductive and mess with my incoming signal?

Thanks much,

Dave


Why would the inductance be of any concern? It would
be effectively in series with the resistance, thus raising the
device's impedance... I'd think that would lessen the
loading on receive or transmit signals.

Pete