Topband: Lightning protectors

[James Wolf]

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From: topband-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Harold Smith
Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 1:02 PM
To: Rick Stealey; topband at contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Lightning protectors

I have a couple VHF protectors, and see them on ebay much more often than 
the HF protectors.  Is there any reason I should not be able to take a VHF 
protector and put in an .01 cap and use it on HF.  I mean.... the lightning 
doesn't know or care what the label on the protector says, does it?  (there 
is no such thing as a vhf or an hv gas tube, is there?)
I've never seen a construction article on "build your own lightning 
arrestor,"  And I wonder what's the big deal?  I'd like to take an aluminum 
box, put a bunch of SO239 connectors on it, some caps, and some gas tubes, 
and integrate it all together.  The heck with this $65 per lightning 
arrestor stuff.  Anyone have any knowledge on this subject?

Rick  K2XT

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Rick,

If the protector has a coil in it, that could be a problem as it may become
very lossy at lower frequencies.

Jim, KR9U