[TowerTalk] Gas Discharge Tubes

[Roger Parsons]

Is anybody aware of a larger gas discharge tube that the Littelfuse CG2-1000?

I have been using these at my 160m remote station, and while they have (more than) plenty of headroom for the transmitter, I find that when lightning just thinks about being around they tend to get fried. And when they die, they short and the station stops working. On the positive side, they do their job and the rest of the equipment survives.


(I should add that the site complies with all normal recommendations for lightning protection, but this particular antenna is a very tall and very exposed vertical.)

Any thoughts?

73 Roger
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