[Premium-Rx] Lightning hitting your Premium RX

[Gary Mitchelson - N3JPU]

Thanks Peter.

I'd also like to recommend the book put out by Polyphaser called "lightning
Protection and Grounding Solutions for Communications Sites". It's 90 pages
and an interesting read.

-----Original Message-----
From: premium-rx-bounces at ml.skirrow.org
[mailto:premium-rx-bounces at ml.skirrow.org] On Behalf Of Peter Gottlieb
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 15:40
To: Gary Mitchelson - N3JPU; 'Premium-Rx (E-mail)'
Subject: Re: [Premium-Rx] Lightning hitting your Premium RX


I have seen Gary's setup and I must say that it is top notch in design, 
workmanship and components.  He has built his shack to *expect* a lightning 
hit and has done it in a commercial-quality manner.  By all means look at 
his photos and follow his lead.

Peter


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Mitchelson - N3JPU" <n3jpu at speakeasy.net>
To: "'Premium-Rx (E-mail)'" <premium-rx at ml.skirrow.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 3:31 PM
Subject: RE: [Premium-Rx] Lightning hitting your Premium RX


I've got all my radios, including my premium RXs, grounded to a SPG and use
ICE arrestors on the feedlines (ICE suppressors will also drain off static
build-up, they block as well as shunt), all the AC into the shack, and all
rotor and remote antenna switch control lines. This then gets grounded to an
extensive Cadwelded groundrod array. All the feedlines are also grounded at
the tower base and then routed through a 2" grounded EMT conduit.

Have some pictures and links on my website.

Gary Mitchelson
N3JPU Montgomery Co. MD  FM19
http://www.mitchelson.org/