I use the ICE line of lightening protectors now found here:
http://www.morganmfg.us/radio-products/rotor-line-remote-switch/
73 - Matt - W9SIG
On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 1:48 PM, DGB <ns9i2016@bayland.net> wrote:
> this is what I use with my SPG
>
> http://www.comm-omni.com/**polyweb/rct.htm<http://www.comm-omni.com/polyweb/rct.htm>
>
> 73 Dwight NS9I
>
>
> On 10/3/2012 11:34 AM, Larry Loen wrote:
>
>> I really don't understand, quite, how to protect myself from lightning
>> coming down the various wires. I'm sure this will be crushingly obvious
>> to
>> someone, but I'm clearly missing something.
>>
>> I'll have wires to coax switches and, of course, the rotor.
>>
>> I plan on doing all the grounding of the coax and even putting in one of
>> those special gadgets that "blow out" a ball of whatever-that-substance-is
>> for the non-ground signal on the coax. I plan on putting in the grounding
>> systems talked about in "Up the Tower" and generally around here.
>>
>> But, despite having "Up the Tower" I don't get how to really secure
>> control
>> lines (e.g. to the rotor) as far as lightning goes.
>>
>> Is there some gadget that does the job?
>>
>> Have I overlooked something?
>>
>> Do I just rely on the regular low impedance grounding system to take up
>> most of the energy and hope not much flows on these wires?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Larry Wo0Z
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