On 12/9/13 7:35 PM, john@kk9a.com wrote:
I wonder why transorbs and gas discharge tubes are not commonly used to
protect control lines in ham radio installations? The $135 Polyphaser
IS-RCT just has eight inexpensive MOVs inside. I used GDTs on one rotator
where I got tired of replacing leaky MOVs and it has worked fine for over a
year and though one direct lightning strike.
Tradition?
It's not like the GDTs are significantly different price from MOVs
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