[MLB-WIRELESS] Lightning protection?

[lkhoo at csc.com.au]

After an eventful night with the weather last night (I live in Lilydale and
got pretty much flooded!) I started thinking about what would happen if an
antenna used for wireless was hit by lightning?  I'm not very knowledgeable
in this area so I suppose this would apply to the average TV antenna also.

Does anyone have any protection for their gear from this sort of thing? Or
are the chances of a strike so slim that there is no point in doing
anything?

Thanks

Lucas Khoo




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