Topband: A Bit Off Topic

[K1FZ-Bruce]

 Bob,
 
Good idea to think about CME protection as well as lightening.  I 
recently had problems at WERU-FM radio station where I am the CE. 
 
At the height of Northern lights, It came in on audio lines and took 
down a stereo audio processor at the studio. 
At the transmitter site  it took down a Internet service provider. 
Also at the TX site the Burk remote control was getting pulses, not 
from the Harris transmitter. Slow getting back up on air. 
Then after I was back up on the air and extinguished all 
alarms, receive a phone call from the remote saying we had zero output 
power. But we were still up on the air. 
This is my first CME   problems.     Not the blown fuses and 
fried parts like lightening, but instead taking out few of the most 
sensitive solid state components. 
 
73
Bruce-K1FZ
 
www.qsl.net/k1fz/beverage_antenna.html
 
 
 
 

On Sat, 27 Jun 2015 08:21:09 -0400, Bob Garrett  wrote:

       Greetings,

Any suggestions appreciated on an effective electrical panel lightning
protection device for my panel breaker box. Thanks and 73, Bob K3UL

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