[Antennas] Automatic electronic antenna tuners

Mon Nov 15 23:59:48 EST 2004

Jack Painter wrote:
> From: "Glenn Wiebe" <gswiebe at mb.sympatico.ca>
>>Either used at the antenna or in the shack it would seem to me that these
> units would quite vulnerable to nearby lightning strikes with all the
> electronics in them. An example is the SGC series and there are others. 
 >What has been your experience?
>>73 de Glenn...VE4GN
>>> Glenn, connected upstream of an I.C.E. coax lightning arrestor, and bonded
> to the station ground, my MFJ-994 ATU doesn't mind a half dozen strikes
> within 100' (so far). Not sure how it would have faired up there at the
> feedpoint. So I wouldn't say it's any more vulnerable than other equipment
> in the station, and given the proper bonding and surge protection, that's
> manageable risk.
>> Jack Painter
> Virginia Beach VA
> http://members.cox.net/pc-usa/station/grounding.htm

Thanks for your response, Jack and I'm glad your unit is surviving nearby 
lightning strikes.
73 de Glenn...VE4GN