I just bought a Uniden 996XT, and have a external antenna. The antenna is on a 30 foot mast.
I'm concerned about lightning frying my radio.
I'm connected to the antenna via UHF 50 Ohm coax.
All the lightning arrestors I can find are limited in their frequency range. The scanner can do 25 MHZ all the way to 1200 MHZ. The arrestors I find have a limited frequency range.
I plan on putting a ground rod next to the antenna, and can ground an arrestor to that. I'm looking for something with a replaceable part. I live on the top of a mesa, the wind is vicious here. I'm on the western edge of a canyon, and believe that I'm at a high risk of a lightning strike.
I just spent $550 on the radio, and want to protect it.
Can any of you recommend a lightning arrestor that won't limit my receiving ability?
And getting the grounding rod into the ground is going to be a real problem with all the rocks we have here. I'm not looking forward to that.
Thanks in advance for any advice you guys can give.
-Stubbs.
I'm concerned about lightning frying my radio.
I'm connected to the antenna via UHF 50 Ohm coax.
All the lightning arrestors I can find are limited in their frequency range. The scanner can do 25 MHZ all the way to 1200 MHZ. The arrestors I find have a limited frequency range.
I plan on putting a ground rod next to the antenna, and can ground an arrestor to that. I'm looking for something with a replaceable part. I live on the top of a mesa, the wind is vicious here. I'm on the western edge of a canyon, and believe that I'm at a high risk of a lightning strike.
I just spent $550 on the radio, and want to protect it.
Can any of you recommend a lightning arrestor that won't limit my receiving ability?
And getting the grounding rod into the ground is going to be a real problem with all the rocks we have here. I'm not looking forward to that.
Thanks in advance for any advice you guys can give.
-Stubbs.