TG-57 Re: [Boatanchors] WTB 1B22 spark gap tubes

[mikea]

On Wed, Oct 03, 2007 at 10:19:27PM -0400, RJ Mattson wrote:
> I have a TG-57 spark gap tube - 25 kvdc breakdown.
> Would this work connected between my long wire and ground for some 
> lightning protection?

By the time it breaks down, your radio has already heroically given
its life to protect the spark gap tube. 25 KV DC across your radio is
Not A Good Thing, and you may get to see Magic Smoke Escaping, or you
may merely hear a _Click!_ from somewhere inside it. 

-- 
Mike Andrews, W5EGO
mikea at mikea.ath.cx
Tired old sysadmin