[TowerTalk] MOW - gas discharge tubes

[HansLG at aol.com]

MOV-s are useless at these frequencies. They can't even be used for  
protection of phone lines.
 
Gas arrestors have the low capacitance you are looking for. If you check  
out a surge protector for phone lines you find gas tubes together with small  
fuses.
 
Hans - N2JFS
 
 
 
I would think the gas tube would be ok, low shunt C and all that, but  the
MOV would likely be bad. I use dual-element gas tubes across the line  on
both ends of my bi-directional Beverages, and although I have never done  a
before/after test, I do seem to have "normal" Beverage  directivity.

73,
geo - n4ua