About static build-up: Surely, we're bothered about the static that is led into the RB from the aerial, (the radiating bit, or, strictly speaking, the actual receiving bit)? The braid of the co-ax may be earthed, and mine always is, whether for HF, VHF or anything else.
Earthing the braid/shield is neither here or there when it comes to protecting the front end of any receiving equipment from static, it's the actual radiating element that's going to conduct static to the innards of the box not the braid, mast or ground-plane.
I have an ATU for a long wire aerial, it has a spark gap built in that will bleed static to earth. During a thunderstorm once I could hear it clicking as the static bled off - I kept well clear for a while!
You buy spark gap thingies with PL259/SO238 connectors so that you can introduce them into a feedline but I'd be surprised if such a simple assembly would work at 1090Ghz.
OH NO!
My RB has just gone deaf again!!!!!
Serial number: 107XX (What's wrong about putting the full No.?)
It's been repaired TWICE; first repair was SAW filter, it came back better but still deaf.
Second repair was, "Repairing Dry joints on SAW filter and earthing USB"
Looks like it will have to back AAAGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very dull
Ed
