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FIGURE 1.  HE NOTES THAT HE HAS A SIMILAR ARRANGEMENT BUT INSTEAD OF MY
CONFIGURATION, HE HAS THE LIGHTNING ARRESTOR OUTSIDE THE HOUSE ON THE
ANTENNA SIDE OF THE TUNER, SO MUCH OF THE LIGHTNING INDUCED CURRENT WILL GO
DIRECTLY TO GROUND.  HE ASKS IF THAT WILL WORK AS WELL?  YOU ARE QUITE
CORRECT THAT A LIGHTNING ARRESTOR OUTSIDE OF THE ANTENNA ENTRANCE PANEL IS
THE BEST SPOT IN MANY RESPECTS.  THE CONFIGURATION SHOWN IN THE MAY COLUMN
WOULD THUS BE MOST APPROPRIATE FOR A REMOTE TUNER MOUNTED NEAR THE ANTENNA,
ALTHOUGH A BALANCED ARRESTOR COULD ALSO BE ADDED ON THE ANTENNA SIDE TO
HELP PROTECT THE TUNER.  FOR A TUNER INSIDE THE HOUSE, A BALANCED ARRESTOR
SHOULD BE INSTALLED AT THE GROUNDED ENTRANCE PANEL.  IN FACT, THATS EXACTLY
HOW I HAVE MY STATION SETUP.  THERE ARE, HOWEVER, A NUMBER OF
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