Actually Eric brings up the more important aspect of lightning protection. Simply installing a PolyPhaser on your antenna line won't cut it. A single-point grounding panel where your transmission lines, power, telephone, etc. are all run through protective devices and then are tied in to a ground "system" is necessary. Leave one unprotected path available and you've wasted your time.
Chuck WB2EDV ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Lemmon" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 9:53 PM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Polyphaser Question > Mike, > > Perhaps the best course is to choose the unit with the highest Joule > rating > that meets your power level and frequency ratings. Do not buy a > DC-blocked > unit if you don't need that feature, because the capacitor is usually the > first component to fail. Do not buy a used unit, because it was pulled > from > service for a reason- probably because the gas tube has reached the end of > life due to multiple firings. Finally, be certain that you have a robust > grounding connection from the PolyPhaser to Mother Earth; do not depend on > the "green wire" conductor in the power cord to provide this connection. > > 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY > >
