Re: LA-1K use with lightning suppressor
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Thank you Dave, that is exactly my intention and I appreciate the confirmation and knowing it has worked well for you!
73, Brett KN4DVM
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From: Dave Sellers via groups.io <dave.sellers@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Fri, Jun 9, 2023 6:29 am
Subject: Re: [la1k] LA-1K use with lightning suppressor
I use alpha delta delta on an 8’ ground rod outside the window where the wire is coming in the shack. Have no issues.?
On Jun 9, 2023, at 8:05 AM, Brett Finkelstein via groups.io <docbrett@...> wrote:
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So I recently received my LA-1K and put it in sequence with my Yaesu, FT 991a, to the amp, to Palstar?AT2K tuner,? to a lightning suppressor outside the shack?via lmr 240 coax,?to a balun?via coax and to a random length inverted the dipole.
The amp blew the output transistor first time I keyed the PTT.
Mark stated it was the lightning arrestor and when I explained I was in Florida the lightning capital of North America and required some sort of protection, he suggested an alpha Delpha?type switch at the radio. Well, it has always been my opinion that you need to keep the fox out of the henhouse. The?lightning arrester/protection?needs to be on the wall of the shack, outside,?not inside at the radio, where the amplifier and the tuner are susceptible to the hit prior to reaching the switch as protection.? So this made no sense to me. I would appreciate any input regarding Re attempting LA-1K use going forward. Thanks
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Brett Finkelstein