[TowerTalk] HY-GAIN 18HT HyTower 18-HT

["Dick Green".]

I think the conventional wisdom says that such a coil, or "lightning loop" will serve as a lightning suppressor by acting as a choke to the RF component of the surge. Polyphaser's literature says that might work, but not necessarily. They claim that under some circumstances, the coil will actually enhance the induction of surge energy into the coax.

73, Dick, WC1M


-----Original Message-----
From: Charles H. Harpole . <harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu>
To: Ian White, G3SEK . <G3SEK@ifwtech.demon.co.uk>
Cc: towertalk@contesting.com <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Saturday, January 10, 1998 8:37 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] HY-GAIN 18HT HyTower 18-HT


>Should I have a eight to ten turn  --six inch diameter--  in line coil of
>coax at the base feed point of my HyTower all band vertical???
>
>My coax is buried from  window to base of tower-  about 75 feet.
>
>BTW, the HyTower is a very good antenna, compared to a dipole inverted vee
>at 60 feet at center on 160, 75, and 40.  Don't have any dipoles on the
>other bands!!!  Works ok on 6meters.
>73, K4VUD
>
>
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