Hi Bill
Your right about the lightning flashover effect - I have seen it here when I
used DTDP switches in the past.
What I have been doing for the last few years is cutting those "test leads"
[ which are just 2 alligator clips attached by a wire that you can either
purchase at Radio Shack or make yourself ] into two pieces and attaching one
to each end of my ladderline for a quick disconnect/connect feature for my
tuner. I use them for the ladderline feed on my 160m loop, 160m dipole and
160m inverted L. No detuning has ever been observed and I seem to working my
share of DX.
Hope this helps
73 de Brian VY2MGY/3
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