[TowerTalk] LightningProtectionDevicesPolyP, Response

[Steve Davis -Davis RF Co.]

Gary, my apologies, I stand corrected.  I had a "slip" in my old brain's 
thought process.  I was thinking about Poly P's introduction of the GT 
series (Gas Tube) that, as I noted, was a less expensive version that they 
introduced around 1-1.5 years ago ( i think that is close, even though their 
spec dwgs are dated around 2 years ago).  They list for $ 45 vs. the typical 
IS series around $ 65.   My mistake despite writing about their Gas Tube 
products years ago.   Too bad I can't upgrade a chip in my skull !!
73,   Steve, K1PEK
DAVIS RF Co., Div of Orion Wire Co., Inc.

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> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:57:11 -0500
> From: "Gary Schafer" <garyschafer at comcast.net>
> Subject: > To: "'Steve Davis -Davis RF Co.'" <sdavis at davisrf.com>,
> <towertalk at contesting.com>
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> Polyphaser has used gas tubes in their coax protection devices from day 
> one.
>
> The reason for the series capacitor is to allow the gas tube to fire 
> before
> enough energy is passed into the circuit following the protector. If there
> was  no capacitor and the radio or cavity following the protector had a 
> coil
> in its circuit that provided a DC ground then the gas tube would not fire
> until a large amount of energy passed into the coil and into the radio 
> etc.
>
> 73
> Gary  K4FMX
>