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I'm considering buying the Kaito KA1103 receiver, but have been coming
across reports that it is vulnerable to damage from static discharge through the whip antenna. Here's an excerpt from a review from June 25, 2005: http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/5071?page=4 "Warning !! A small amount of Static Electricity to the Telescoping Aerial can destroy Short wave Reception. There is no ESD protection on antenna input.CKTs. I live in a high altitude dry envionment, while listening to 80M QSO, #1 daughter came scooten across the carpet and contacted the areial whereupon reception died. #1 daughter now #2 daughter. Took radio apart and found Q1 RF preamp fried." Is this true? This is a factor for me, since a couple of weeks ago, the climate around here was such that I was letting off shocks on everything I touched. -- Men Are Better Than Women - http://www.menarebetterthanwomen.com/ |
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