Re: Antenna And Lightening Hits?
(PeteCresswell) wrote:
I suppose that adhering to local codes ground-wise will keep the
house from burning down.
But what about all the gear that's downstream on the coax?
What happens to it when the antenna take a strike?
The energy is supposed to be shunted and dissipate through a ground
block inserted in series with the coax line. You installed one, no?
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jer
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