On Sun,8/28/2016 3:31 AM, Richard Thorne wrote:
Trent won't be there to unplug cables like I/we can when a
thunderstorm approaches. He's attempting to come up with the best
possible lightning protection that he can in his situation.
Understood. FWIW, I've never plugged/unplugged antennas. W8JI has
written extensively on this, and does not recommend plugging/unplugging.
Rather, proper grounding and bonding with arrestors for the center
conductor.
Remember that primary protection is provided by bonding everything
together and taking to ground, with towers and antennas on towers taken
to ground at the tower base and feedlines bonded to the tower top and
bottom. The last element of protection is a gas discharge tube to short
the center conductor to the shield as close as practical to the rig.
73, Jim K9YC
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