True but they are pretty wimpy.
On 7/30/12 12:10 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Array Solutions (WX0B) sells static drain chokes at much lower cost than AM > broadcast equipment suppliers. > > http://www.arraysolutions.com/Products/staticsurgecoils.htm > > Or you can easily wind your own. > > 73 > Frank > W3LPL > > ---- Original message ---- >> Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:49:09 -0400 >> From: W2XJ <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Topband: elevated counterpoise and lightning >> To: [email protected] >> >> Static drain chokes and ground rods should be SOP. The chokes drain >> static build up which usually prevents direct hits. The chokes are >> available from various broadcast suppliers. >> >> >> On 7/30/12 11:40 AM, DAVID CUTHBERT wrote: >>> Bob, do you have ground rods for lightning? >>> >>> The stub should be ok for static discharge but not for near or direct >>> strikes. >>> >>> Dave WX7G >>> On Jul 29, 2012 7:04 PM, "Bob Kupps" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi in this thread I mentioned using a 1/4 wave shorted stub at the feed >>>> points of our 4 square for static drain. Since we want to farm the paddy >>>> land we will use a non-resonant counterpoise of 48 radials connected to a >>>> perimeter wire about 1.5m above the flooded ground. The only galvanic >>>> connection to earth would be back through the RG6 feed line to the center >>>> control box. So would adding an RF choke to the earth ground at the element >>>> base be a good idea in this case? Does anyone have any experience with the >>>> behavior of elevated radials in a lightning strike? >>>> >>>> 73 Bob HS0ZIA >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
