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To those with basic antennas and gear, get your radios unplugged and antenna cables disconnected and away from your equipment.
Lawless;n67141 said:To those with basic antennas and gear, get your radios unplugged and antenna cables disconnected and away from your equipment.
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Cape Fear;n68482 said:Does anyone have a switch on the feed line you can just open when you're not using your rig?
WK4R;n68754 said:Never heard of burying a section of coax underground? Not sure what purpose that would serve? Not saying it don't work but that I have not read the website you have pulled this from. Most of my answers will come from experience and not what I can find on a website unless I have to do research. And I've been wrong more than once! LOL
Lawless;n68959 said:Burying coax is a good practice. There is a thread by the guru on lightning I read about a month ago that was very enlightening.
A polyphaser on the feed is great but if you are home, best practice is disconnect and move the feed as far as possible from the coax coming into the equipment.
Lawless;n68959 said:Burying coax is a good practice. There is a thread by the guru on lightning I read about a month ago that was very enlightening.
A polyphaser on the feed is great but if you are home, best practice is disconnect and move the feed as far as possible from the coax coming into the equipment.
308Prepper;n68965 said:Can you provide me a link to this guru? I'd like to read his findings. Thanks
Lawless;n68966 said:I am looking for it now.
Had information that contradicted a lot of common sayings.
Guy was a licensed electrical contractor and engineer as well as wrote the actual grounding part of THE book that is used for national electrical codes.
308Prepper;n68977 said:Oh, a QRZ posting...
Jayne;n69013 said:What about the lightning protectors that go in-line with your coax? I've got one on my feed line out to the 30' vertical antenna / lightning rod in the back yard. I've lost IP cameras, switches, routers, DSL modems and solar controllers to lightning so far but have yet to blow up a radio. I'm probably due.
Jp8819;n68624 said:Granted it could save it but I have seen it jump 2-3 feet before as well.
308Prepper;n69750 said:Searched the Internet for any well respected publications by author of that QRZ thread. Came up empty.
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Lawless;n70500 said:What do you have Jayne? The ones that use the replaceable "fuse" or the PolyPhaser type that reset all on there own?
JohnFreeman;n70624 said:. This is done via a pair of interlocking steel rings , or