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Re: [TowerTalk] Yagi lightning protection

To: "Dave Anderson, K4SV" <davek4sv@yahoo.com>,<TowerTalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Yagi lightning protection
From: "Tom Rauch" <w8ji@contesting.com>
Reply-to: Tom Rauch <w8ji@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 20:47:00 -0400
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> So here's my question, Is there a way to protect the
> relay from damage when lightning hits?  I suspect
> lightning hit one side of the element and the other
> side of the element arced to the boom which is
> grounded.  The relay contacts were in the middle.

What type of relay is it Dave? Vacuum, small reed, large
open frame?

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