Remember those little ceramic blocks that were used for tv twin lead for
lightning protection? I took one apart...two high value resistors inside.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob McGraw - K4TAX" <RMcGraw@Blomand.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 7:50 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Ten Tec 238A settings?
> Didn't have an arrestor on the outside, eh. Folks that put up antennas
> need
> to understand the need for lightning protection systems. I've found that
> most don't........understand. Many take shortcuts and omit critical
> components and configurations. Lightning can be extremely nasty but it
> doesn't have to be such.
>
> 73
> Bob, K4TAX
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ed" <w3nr@comcast.net>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 3:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Ten Tec 238A settings?
>
>
>> Denton wrote:
>>> Ahhhhhhh...success! Ran 600ohm feeders all the way to the tuner in the
>>> shack! Since there is no wiring in that part of the ceiling, I just
>>> screwed
>>> some cuphooks on the ceiling and suspended the feeders in them.
>>> Preliminary
>>> tuning is nice and smooth.
>>
>> I did that once.....after $23,000 worth of fire damage from a direct
>> lightning strike that followed the open wire feeder into the house.
>>
>> Be careful and take precautions. 73
>>
>> Ed W3NR
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