Lightning Protection

Grounding and RFI - Described system was designed to provide a high level of lightning protection - there are three levels of defense to guard against let-through. It isn't perfect, but does, however, follow good guidelines and shows measured improvements in RFI reduction.

About Lightning Protection - What You Should Know About Lightning Protection by Joseph H. Reisert

Efficient ground system - Article shows how to develop a good external ground system to complete your station’s protection.

Station Lightning Protection - This website outlays the basic knowledge, safe design and installed equipment that are employed in the lightning protection system of a US Coast Guard Auxiliary Radio Facility. This should also be relevant to the Civil Air Patrol, MARS, and Amateur Radio stations who provide emergency communications capability for public safety or the military

Lightning Primer - Lighting protection document by Glen E. Zook, K9STH

About lightnening protection for Ham Radio Stations - An overview of Lightning Protection for Ham Radio Stations.

Amateur Radio Grounding to Protect Against Lightning - Protecting the ham radio stations, using a good ground system

A lightening arrester idea - A simple lightening arrester by G8NQN

About lightnening protection for Ham Radio Stations - An overview of Lightning Protection for Ham Radio Stations.

About Lightning Protection - What You Should Know About Lightning Protection by Joseph H. Reisert

Amateur Radio Grounding to Protect Against Lightning - Protecting the ham radio stations, using a good ground system

ARRLWeb: Lightning Protection - ARRL Resources about Lightning Protection for the amateur radio station

Corrosion protection for tower structures. - Galvanic action. Corrosive effects of soil conductivity.

Efficient ground system - Article shows how to develop a good external ground system to complete your station’s protection.

Fundamentals of Lightning Protection - National Lightning Safety Institute

Grounding and RFI - Described system was designed to provide a high level of lightning protection - there are three levels of defense to guard against let-through. It isn't perfect, but does, however, follow good guidelines and shows measured improvements in RFI reduction.

Grounding on lightning protection - A good ground is very important, maybe the most important thing, in mitigating lightning damage

Ham Shack lightning protection - Article by Hal Myers K4JHM

Lightning and Surge Protection - Interesting PDF Document on Lightning and Surge Protection

Lightning and Surge Protection - Some technical information for on Opto Isolation, Transformer Isolation, Surge Protection

Lightning at Sea - Over 10% of deaths on cruising sailing boats alone at sea are caused by lightning.

Lightning Detector - A project to homebrew a Lightning Detector

Lightning Primer - Lighting protection document by Glen E. Zook, K9STH

Lightning Protection - About Lightning Protection by Solacity Inc

Lightning Protection : Protecting each I/O line - KB22UT Article on how protecting ham radio station and in particular I/O Lines such as AC power, coax cable, control circuits, telephone line.

Lightning protection Coax box - A lightning protection box done to disconnect antennas from the shack by PE2MC

Lightning protection for Amateur Ham Radio - nr6ca article on Lightning protection

Lightning Protection for the Amateur Radio Station - Article on lightning protection for the ham radio station, Lightning Characteristics, Identify What is to be Protected, Establishing a Good Ground, Coax Cable Grounding, Operating Safety by wrblock.

Lightning Protection for the Ham Radio Station - K9JY article on how protect our ham radio equipment from lightning

Lightning Protection Institute - A not-for-profit organizationn help locate an Installer, documentation, certifications

Lightning Protection Specifications - Materials, installation, inspections and certification

Lightning protection Steppir/Coax box - PE2MC lightning protection solution for his Steppir antenna

Lightning Protection using Relays - Why relays won't disconnect your antenna from your radio in lightning events

Lightning protections - HB9TMW page about lightning protection solutions

Lightning Safety & Power Quality Issues - LightningProtection: Lightning Safety & Power Quality Issues. A moderated professional forum by recognized experts, for accurate technical information on lightning, surge and grounding information.

Lightning! The Porcupine - An ElectroStatic Discharge Device, Static Discharger, Static Brush or Static Wick

Ligthning: Protecting Towers - An interconnected concrete tower base can help the tower ground system.

OH5IY Antennas Lightning Protection - Thoughts of ham radio station lightning and transient protection, finnish legistlation, rules, standards, principles, examples, data, graphs, formulas and transient protection device schematics.

Protecting Amateur Radio Station - Developing a protection plan against lightning

Station Lightning Protection - This website outlays the basic knowledge, safe design and installed equipment that are employed in the lightning protection system of a US Coast Guard Auxiliary Radio Facility. This should also be relevant to the Civil Air Patrol, MARS, and Amateur Radio stations who provide emergency communications capability for public safety or the military

When negative meets positive - Lightning can be a serious hazard depending where you live in the world. Chances are that if you living in an area where lightning strikes are common and you have a communications antenna, it may be attracted to you.

Why You Need Lightning Protection - The need for lightning protection, how a lightning protection system works