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Please describe the lightning protection for your amateur radio station and specifically whether you use "lightning arrestors" (with or without the belief they will arrest the lightning). (lemmy.radio)
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If you have a good resource to share beyond Grounding and Bonding for the Radio Amateur by N0AX, please do!

I want to mount a simple 6m aluminum dipole from my roof chimney.

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[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

I use Diamond SP1000 inline lightning protector

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Why do you need DC to pass through the protector? This is one of the things I don't understand!

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

DC pass through is only needed if you're powering something over the coax like a pre amp or a remote coax switch.

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