There really isn't anything that will protect your receiver if the antenna takes a strike. But, if you pass the coax into your house using a well grounded bulkhead connector, you can protect your house.
I got one GPS antenna that had an EMP protector attached to it (came from NSA)... since the EMP protector was right at the base of the antenna, I suspect they were trying to protect the antenna from induced coax currents from nearby lightning strikes. The antenna was dead, of course. -Chuck Harris Peter G. Viscarola wrote:
Hi TimeNuts, What are people using for surge arresters between your GPS receiver and the antenna, at the entrance to your house? I've got an entrance panel set up for HF, with copper ribbon to two ground rods. I'd like to add a connection for my GPSDO. I know the frequency is about 1.6GHz, and the active antennas use 5V or less... is that correct? What are the parameters I should consider when selecting an arrester? An associated question, also, if I may: Does it matter if I use different types of cable between the antenna and the entrance panel and then entrance panel and the GPS receiver? Thanks for your guidance, Peter K1PGV _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
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