[TowerTalk] Lightning Protection for Orion Rotor

[Roger (K8RI) on TT]

NOTE this is not a suggestion that protection is not needed as many can 
attest.

Although I ground the coax at the top and bottom of the tower, I have 
never used any form of lightning protection on the rotator cable, or 
control box.

I've mentioned before that the tower was taking at least three 
strikes(visually verified by neighbors).  Weather proofing and plating 
was blown off a number of connectors, but no problems for the rotator 
which was 10-15' down, inside the tower.

Rotator cable and coax ran together for about 175 feet.

73

Roger (K8RI)

n 12/23/2016 12:16 PM, William Saulnier wrote:
> At the risk of starting yet another discussion of lightning protection in
> general I do have the following specific question.
>
> In addition to an overall sound design for grounding, etc. is there a
> significant advantage to having rotor control line surge suppressors at the
> top of the tower? I have read that its a good idea to ground the mast to
> the tower to bypass the rotor and I was already planning to have
> suppressors on the control lines at the bottom of the tower and at the
> entry to the radio room. The intent would be to have better protection for
> the rotor itself especially its apparently sensitive reed switch.
>
> Thanks.
> Bill N5VR
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73

Roger (K8RI)