Yes and remember, ALL lightning protection efforts and methods must be
outside of the house or structure for safety reasons. PolyPhaser
systems are noted to be excellent in this regard. And second, the
ground system provided for your station must be bonded back to the AC
Main ground. This is per NEC code.
The disconnection of antennas AND power is the safest way for inside
equipment protection.
73 Bob, K4TAX
On 8/7/2015 12:05 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
Jerry,
Even though ARRL offers good and comprehensive insurance coverage for
your ham gear, you talked about an arc from your coax connector.
The best insurance for that condition is to make certain there is a DC
path across each of your feedlines to dissipate such a static charge.
A 5k to 50k 1 watt non-reactive resistor will normally do that job
nicely.
An in-line antenna switch to switch the transceiver to a dummy load
(or an open) is good additional insurance. If you do use an antenna
switch, you may be able to open it and install the above mentioned
resistors inside.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 8/7/2015 11:13 AM, ae...@carolinaheli.com wrote:
I'm wondering with such a large investment in gear if anyone has special
insurance just for their station? I'm pretty OCD about disconnecting my
station when not in use (major pain) and actually had my coax arch
connector
arc over recently (I keep rubber covers over the connectors when not
connected) when a storm was near and there was a lightning hit up the
road.
It would be a real shame to invest in a lifetime rig and lose it to
something silly like a storm/fire..etc.
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