If you have a good resource to share beyond Grounding and Bonding for the Radio Amateur by N0AX, please do!
I use Diamond SP1000 inline lightning protector
Submitted 2 months ago by K3LOE@lemmy.radio to amateur_radio@lemmy.radio
If you have a good resource to share beyond Grounding and Bonding for the Radio Amateur by N0AX, please do!
I use Diamond SP1000 inline lightning protector
Why do you need DC to pass through the protector? This is one of the things I don’t understand!
DC pass through is only needed if you’re powering something over the coax like a pre amp or a remote coax switch.
vk6flab@lemmy.radio 2 months ago
Be aware that the laws and requirements for grounding (and associated lighting protection) vary across the globe and within a country, to the point where something required in one location is illegal in another.
I’ve been attempting to quantify this in a podcast episode for years, but it’s currently beyond my resources to adequately document, let alone explain succinctly.
In my opinion your best bet is a locally licensed electrician or better yet, one who is also an amateur.
Fair warning, this rabbit hole goes deep … very deep!
K3LOE@lemmy.radio 2 months ago
I haven’t met a shallow ham hole yet!
Yes, was curious to get an international picture of practices here…
Fair enough, you’ve inspired me to at least ask my club if we have an amateur electrician in the area. I do have a pretty simple station, however, so I had planned to do this myself.
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
I think we need to clarify you want a PROFESSIONAL electrician who’s also a RADIO amateur.
vk6flab@lemmy.radio 2 months ago
It’s likely no difficult to actually do, just determining what’s required and permitted.
Your club is a good starting point.
grue@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Wait, is he supposed to hire a pro or not? You can’t have it both ways!
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vk6flab@lemmy.radio 2 months ago
Yes
vomitproject@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yes. Subscribed. I want to hear more. I work in transit signaling. Lightning and transit voltage protection. So many variables with traction power but also lightning. Sounds interesting.
chonkyninja@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Step 1, when installing a new ground stake…. You die.
Never add a second stake for Grounding, it can cause a loop back situation and fry everything in the neighborhood.
vk6flab@lemmy.radio 1 month ago
Please do not make blanket statements like this without context or evidence. Electrical systems across the world are not implemented in the same way, which is why you need to discuss this with your locally authorised electrician.