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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)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by K3LOE@lemmy.radio to c/amateur_radio@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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[–] vk6flab@lemmy.radio 10 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

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!

[–] chonkyninja@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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 points 1 day 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.

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