[CQ-Contest] Lightning Protection

[Greg Becker]

Simple - rubber chair.

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Greg NA2N

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ron Feutz
> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 12:17 PM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Lightning Protection
> 
> Fellow Contesters,
> 
> 
> 
> Maybe this should go on TowerTalk, but since contesters have the best
> stations, I thought I would ask here:
> 
> 
> 
> I have upgraded my lightning protection and am pretty sure I have all
> the
> bases covered:  Multiple ground radials with multiple ground rods
> properly
> spaced on the towers, everything Cad-welded, heavy ground leads lead
> back to
> SPG panel with multiple ground rods along its run, copper SPG plate
> strapped
> to multiple ground rods near the house, strap from all eqpt. to SPG,
> whole
> house surge arrestor, all connections to outside world bonded to SPG,
> etc.
> 
> 
> 
> The one thing I haven't been able to find is info or grounding
> equipment for
> the wireless link from my wireless router to my shack computer.  In
> case
> lightning does sneak in to the wireless router somehow, how do I
> protect
> from having the lightning jump the wireless link to the computer.  It
> is a
> major concern as my chair is between the router and the computer, and I
> am
> worried that if lightning does follow the wireless path to the
> computer, I
> would be right in the way.
> 
> 
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> 
> 
> 73,
> 
> 
> 
> Ron KK9K
> 
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