73, Pete N4ZR The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at www.conteststations.com The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com, spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000
On 7/20/2010 12:01 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > ...so if you wish to > protect your K3 correctly (along with all the other equipment in your > hamshack), install some good lightning protection - single ground point > entry point for ALL lines coming into the hamshack - NO exceptions - > ethernet, telco, antennas, rotator, control lines, and yes even the AC > mains entry to the hamshack should enter through a single panel > All of my hamshack equipment is on a single outlet. This has me wondering whether a good quality connection between the entry panel SPG and the neutral *at the outlet* (it is less than two feet from the entry panel) would approach or achieve the objective of helping everything to rise and fall together. > employing MOV or other protection devices present at that panel for each > and every line - this is the single most important point of lightning > protection. > Yet other knowledgeable people say that using MOVs in this way is apt to *cause* damage. I realize that this discussion should probably move to Towertalk now, but don't want these questions to go unraised, and we have a bunch of the right people here. 73, Pete N4ZR ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
