I will be running 28 ga. magnet wire along (& around) a 350 ft. kite
line tied to a windborne kite -- for 160M work.

The other leg will be bare copper wire that runs 50 ft to the ocean.

I am not sure if this is a longwire antenna with counterpoise or a
tilted vertical with ground plane.

Anyhow, I have been told that the wind will cause static charge to
build on the magnet wire and that a path to ground must be provided.

1) Is this true?

2) If it is true, would the problem be solved with, say, a 1,000 ohm
resistor between the longwire and and sal****er ground leads at my
tuner?

Ken KC2JDY




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