Firstly, I already have a HyperLink Lightning Surge Arrestor, followed by an ICE 304N Impulse Suppressor at the antenna end of my feed to handle any lightning hits, both of which will be grounded in the next couple of days.
My question here pertains to STATIC discharge at the other end of the feed, where it enters the house.
I've read some good posts on here, as well as links to articles, whereby it's described how to ground the actual feed cable (LMR400 in my case), by stripping away a part of the outer insulation to reveal the shield, and then to wrap a device around the shield & clamp tight, which in turn goes to ground.
I could be mistaken, but I seem to recall an inline coupler being available, which itself can be grounded. Using that item, I disconnect my N connector that feeds into the house from my antenna, insert this coupler at the end of the antenna feed, and then the other end of the coupler feeds into the house. I then connect a ground cable to the special attachment on the side of the coupler. So, it's basically an N-male to N-female coupler, but with an attachment on the side to which a grounding wire can be connected.
Am I imagining things, or does such a coupler indeed exist? If so, any leads as to which online supplier(s) I can get them from? I just assumed that such an item would be better than actually cutting open (albeit it only a small portion of) expensive LMR cabling.
Thanks in advance.
My question here pertains to STATIC discharge at the other end of the feed, where it enters the house.
I've read some good posts on here, as well as links to articles, whereby it's described how to ground the actual feed cable (LMR400 in my case), by stripping away a part of the outer insulation to reveal the shield, and then to wrap a device around the shield & clamp tight, which in turn goes to ground.
I could be mistaken, but I seem to recall an inline coupler being available, which itself can be grounded. Using that item, I disconnect my N connector that feeds into the house from my antenna, insert this coupler at the end of the antenna feed, and then the other end of the coupler feeds into the house. I then connect a ground cable to the special attachment on the side of the coupler. So, it's basically an N-male to N-female coupler, but with an attachment on the side to which a grounding wire can be connected.
Am I imagining things, or does such a coupler indeed exist? If so, any leads as to which online supplier(s) I can get them from? I just assumed that such an item would be better than actually cutting open (albeit it only a small portion of) expensive LMR cabling.
Thanks in advance.