[TowerTalk] Attic or outside cable run - safety issues regarding lightning?

[George Dubovsky]

If you can do proper surge protection and grounding at the point where it
enters the attic, it should be a non-issue. Otherwise, I'd carry the cables
down to the base of the tower, do the surge protection there, and then
worry about getting the cables where they're supposed to go.

73,

geo - n4ua

On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 7:45 AM, John Harper <john at ae5x.com> wrote:

> >From a safety standpoint (lighning), is there any reason not to run coax
> through an attic for the length of a house? My new tower is located at the
> opposite end of the house from the shack and I'd prefer to go the more
> direct route through the attic. That would save me 25 feet or cable and
> would look neater. But if there are issues of safety, they'll take
> priority.
>
> Tnx/73,
>
> John Harper AE5X
> http://www.ae5x.com/blog
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