Here is something that is interesting from a Retired Broadcast Engineer, Instructor formerally of NBC try this !! run a set of knots in your power cords for about 6 to 12 inches, he had lightning hits at his site while some 2 way techs were replacing equiptment ! all he replaced was cords, back on line in no time, I was at a Engineers mtg last summer with Tech Notes this person is also a Ham BTW !
have fun mark h. Kevin King wrote: >Only rich people can afford low cost/budget lightning protection! > >Kevin King SCSA BSCIS >ARS KC6OVD >GMRS KAG0378 >EIEIO 2722 >Acworth Georgia > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Stephen Rice >Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 9:51 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [Repeater-Builder] lightning arrestors > > >Hi all, I had a question that I believe some of you can answer! I have >a repeater with an antenna only about 20 feet off the ground here in >Florida and am now looking for a budget lightning arrester. I have >seen so many different ads I figured I would go to the horses mouth >and ask you all if you have to do it on a budget what did you use? Did >you mount the arrestor outside with an appropriate ground or inside? >By the way the antenna is low because of the community regs. and it >does cover the community for GMRS emergency work at that height. >Thanks Steve N4YZA > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > -- MZ� Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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