FWIW I use a Coax arrestor in the main feeder right at the antenna selector
switch in the garden, *and* wind the main coax feeder into coils of two
turns approx 1ft diameter before the feeder goes underground at the switch
end, also at the house end right after it surfaces. For open wire lines new
sparkplugs. The "ground" at the selector switch end consists of a collection
of bonded metal "things" buried in a trench about 2ft deep, using 1-1/2 inch
flat braid for ground connections. This arrangement protected my receiver
when one of my 40m vertical dipoles took a lightning sideswipe which hit two
or three years ago not during a local thunderstorm although there were dark
clouds nearby, which disturbed the soil around the grounding braid's path.
It was a flash - bang - buzzing noise event :-)
73,
Geoff
GM4ESD
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Cutter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "F5UL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 11:22 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] PA storm damage
What is the best advice to avoid this? Coax arrestors?
David
G3UNA
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