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Re: [TowerTalk] Lightning arrestor in towers

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Lightning arrestor in towers
From: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>
Reply-to: n4zr@contesting.com
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:52:10 -0400
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A low-cost solution is a strip of "holy angle" from Home Depot and a 
couple of U-bolts to attach to the tower.  You'll need to drill out the 
angle a bit for bulkhead connectors, but the price is right.

73, Pete N4ZR

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On 6/20/2011 4:35 PM, Jim McDonald wrote:
> John,
>
> One way is to use brackets from DX Engineering
> http://www.dxengineering.com/Parts.asp?ID=3320&PLID=105&SecID=94&DeptID=19&P
> artNo=DXE-CGB-150 .
>
> I have one but haven't used it yet.  I have a DX Engineering remote antenna
> switch at the top and ICE arrestors on a ground rod at the bottom.
>
> Also http://www.thewireman.com/prodpix4.html and
> http://www.thewireman.com/ground.html#857 .
>
> Jim N7US
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
>> Also bond all of
>> your cables at the top and bottom of the tower.
>>
>> 73
>> Gary  K4FMX
>>
> What is the best way to do this and still keep water out of the cable?
>
> 73,
>
> John, K9MM
>
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