The most economical and most effective lightning protection is to simply
disconnect *ALL* cables (preferably outside the shack) and disconnect *ALL*
equipment power cords from the wall when lightning is in the vicinity. I
also have a whole house surge suppressor on my power service and use quick
-Original Message- From: Bill W4ZV (via Nabble) Sent: May 29, 2009
6:58 AM To: Len, K3LJ Subject: Re: Elecraft OT - Lightning Protection The
most economical and most effective lightning protection is to simply disconnect
*ALL* cables (preferably outside the shack) and disconnect
Bill, Thanks you for your reply to my question. I agree with you the the
disconnection outside the shack is a good idea. There have been a wide
variety of answers to this question and after researching this question
myself I was curious as to which most hams were doing. I have received many
I know this is an off topic subject and would like information on what people
are using for lightning protection on their feed lines and rotor cables. I
would like you to reply off line to my email address - k...@arrl.net.
Thanks in advance to those who reply.
73, Len K3LJ
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Len,
I am not certain why you want only off reflector replies. I would think
this would be a suitable subject for general interest, and related to
the protection of Elecraft equipment.
Lightning Protection done correctly can be very involved. It consists
of a grounding scheme of many large
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