Pete, get a gas tube grounding block.
http://www.viewsonics.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ENPlevel2catView?categor
yId=11257&catalogId=10013&storeId=10013&catalogId=10013&langId=-1
Click on Grounding/Bonding. Also, looping your
drop cable into a common mode choke as W8JI
suggests may be helpful also.
73 de Mike, W4EF................................
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete Smith" <n4zr@contesting.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 8:16 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] lightning suppression on cable
> I get both TV and Internet via TV cable. It is the last conductor coming
> into my house that is not protected by a lightning or surge suppressor, or
> disconnected when not in use. Can anyone suggest an appropriate
suppressor
> for this purpose that will pass both TV and 2-way Internet signals (low HF
> to high UHF)?
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
> The World HF Contest Station Database was updated 17 June 03.
> Are you current? www.pvrc.org/wcsd/wcsdsearch.htm
>
>
>
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