"Uncle Peter" wrote in message
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"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



Hello Pete,

I was actually thinking something similar, that the diodes would prevent any
current from flowing through the circuit so long as the voltage remained on
the small-signal level. And if a large pulse did come through, the
inductance of the resistors would be the least of my worries. Any
interferrance it caused in my receiver would be brief and likely go
unnoticed. Does this sound plausible, or at least somewhat predictive of
likely real-life events in the case of a static charge coming down the line?

Dave