[RFI] DSL surge protection

[W0UN -- John Brosnahan]

At 06:04 PM 2/24/2005, W2RU - Bud Hippisley wrote:

>At 22:48 2005-02-24, W0UN -- John Brosnahan wrote:
> >What damage I have had here at the new QTH has been
> >from spikes coming in the phone lines and NOT the power
> >line.        --W0UN
>
>Ditto.  Four years ago I lost a laptop and most innards of three desktops, 
>a few multi-line phones, etc., from a nearby lightning surge that came in 
>via the phone line.  I didn't lose any ham radio gear only because the PC 
>I use for logging and rig control had no direct or indirect connection to 
>the telephone line.
>
>Bud, W2RU

I should have added that the power lines are above ground and the
phone lines are buried.  So it is counter-intuitive.

--John   W0UN