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1. [TowerTalk] Arrestor placement (score: 1): Author: David Gallatin via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>; Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 18:48:41 +0000 (UTC); Hello all,Somehow I have gotten the idea that one's lightning arrestors are best placed at the bottom of the tower. This seems logical to me. Then I came across another piece that said, no, arrestors; /archives//html/Towertalk/2014-12/msg00378.html (7,065 bytes)
2. Re: [TowerTalk] Arrestor placement (score: 1): Author: "David Robbins" <k1ttt@arrl.net>; Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 18:58:22 +0000; Yes, it can make a big difference. Lightning arresters are NOT just protecting you from a strike on your antenna. They also protect you from a strike on the power line or even just to the ground near; /archives//html/Towertalk/2014-12/msg00380.html (8,935 bytes)
3. Re: [TowerTalk] Arrestor placement (score: 1): Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>; Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 13:24:07 -0600; Where coax penetrates the building is one right place and I propose the highest priority. Other helper locations can be employed. Patrick NJ5G On 12/27/2014 12:48 PM, David Gallatin via TowerTalk wro; /archives//html/Towertalk/2014-12/msg00381.html (8,142 bytes)
4. Re: [TowerTalk] Arrestor placement (score: 1): Author: EZ Rhino <EZRhino@fastmovers.biz>; Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 18:46:57 -0700; Right, and don't forget to ground the coax braid at the bottom of the toweR. Chris KF7P Where coax penetrates the building is one right place and I propose the highest priority. Other helper location; /archives//html/Towertalk/2014-12/msg00385.html (8,587 bytes)
5. Re: [TowerTalk] Arrestor placement (score: 1): Author: "Djordan (personal)" <wa3gin@comcast.net>; Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 22:42:23 -0500; I like to install a Polyphaser at the base of the tower; takes care of grounding the shield at the base of the tower and adds some wiggle room for the polyphaser at the operating position entrance bu; /archives//html/Towertalk/2014-12/msg00387.html (10,266 bytes)
6. [TowerTalk] Arrestor placement (score: 1): Author: "Jim Thomson" <jim.thom@telus.net>; Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 20:18:34 -0800; Hello all,Somehow I have gotten the idea that one's lightning arrestors are best placed at the bottom of the tower. This seems logical to me. Then I came across another piece that said, no, arrestors; /archives//html/Towertalk/2014-12/msg00388.html (10,508 bytes)
7. Re: [TowerTalk] Arrestor placement (score: 1): Author: "Gary - AB9M" <glhuber@msn.com>; Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 22:46:11 -0600; I put Array Solutions Surge Arrestors AS-303U (formerly I.C.E. Protectors) at the Ground Window for Co-axial cables coming into the radio shack. The AS-303U are more than gas tube protectors. I also; /archives//html/Towertalk/2014-12/msg00389.html (8,759 bytes)
8. Re: [TowerTalk] Arrestor placement (score: 1): Author: "David Robbins" <k1ttt@arrl.net>; Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 11:51:23 +0000; The PRIMARY place for arresters is at the equipment you want to protect. Other places like at the base of the tower are only protecting the coax or maybe a remote switch. To protect the radios put th; /archives//html/Towertalk/2014-12/msg00391.html (11,953 bytes)
9. Re: [TowerTalk] Arrestor placement (score: 1): Author: Jorge Diez CX6VM <cx6vm.jorge@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 12:56:08 -0200; Hi And grounding coaxials is good for other porpoise than protecting equipment, for example to reduce noise? Or doesn't help to reduce noise at the station? Thanks Jorge CX6VM/CW5W Enviado desde mi i; /archives//html/Towertalk/2014-12/msg00393.html (13,569 bytes)
10. Re: [TowerTalk] Arrestor placement (score: 1): Author: "David Robbins" <k1ttt@arrl.net>; Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 15:55:27 +0000; Grounding coax at the base of a tower would help to reduce the voltage difference between the shield and the tower. in the event of a nearby lightning strike or even electrical transients in the area; /archives//html/Towertalk/2014-12/msg00394.html (15,773 bytes)
11. Re: [TowerTalk] Arrestor placement (score: 1): Author: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>; Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 23:05:20 -0500; I agree with David, but I've not read all of the thread. You want the arrestor as close to the thing it's protecting as practical. The common point ground at the station entrance is the best compromi; /archives//html/Towertalk/2014-12/msg00402.html (14,393 bytes)
12. Re: [TowerTalk] Arrestor placement (score: 1): Author: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>; Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 23:17:42 -0500; One further thought: I would not place an additional arrestor at the base of the tower where it would likely see a much higher voltage than at the grounding plate (CPG) at the house entrance. 73 Roge; /archives//html/Towertalk/2014-12/msg00404.html (14,940 bytes)
13. Re: [TowerTalk] Arrestor placement (score: 1): Author: "Gary Schafer" <garyschafer@largeriver.net>; Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 11:33:52 -0600; Part of the reason for the arrestor on the coax line is because the center conductor is going to have a voltage different from the shield. The tower and all of the lines coming down the tower share a; /archives//html/Towertalk/2014-12/msg00408.html (10,316 bytes)

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