[Towertalk] Lightning Protection by Ron Block in QST!

[Pete Smith]

At 06:31 PM 5/13/02 -0500, WA9ALS - John wrote:
>It's great to see this subject get some attention in QST!  -Maybe- it will
>help dispell some of the myths about lightning protection.

I agree, as long as the Polyphaser guys acknowledge that most ham 
installations do not need to be connected to their antennas 24/7, and that 
their solution will not be cost-effective or EFFECTIVE, period, for many of 
us.  Unless you know you have an adequately low-inductance ground 
connection for your station, all the line protectors in the world will not 
protect your equipment against a lightning hit.  I'd much rather disconnect 
every conductor outside the house and know I'm safe than gamble on being 
able to hold my shack at ground potential through "the big one."

73, Pete N4ZR