New guide on lightning protection available
for downloading
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has
released a new lightning protection guide:
How To Protect Your House and Its Contents From Lightning:
IEEE Guide for Surge Protection of Equipment Connected to AC Power
and Communication Circuits
By: Richard L. Cohen, Doug Dorr, James Funke, Chuck Jensen, and
S. Frank Waterer
This is a 52 page illustrated guide written by the IEEE Surge Protection
Device Committee.
It covers lighting hazards, integration of the various components
of a lightning protection system, AC and signal surge protectors,
multi-port protectors for equipment connected to signal and power
lines, and grounding methods.
It is written in plain technical language, and is an excellent
guide for all radio amateurs concerned about protecting their antennas,
shack and homes from the effects of lightning.
The guide is available at no cost as a 1.1 mb pdf file (61 pages)
from the following URL:
http://omegaps.com/Lightning%20
Guide_FINALpublishedversion_May051.pdf
(Thanks to Ed Frazer, VE7EF)
Source: Radio
Amateurs of Canada
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