Jeff Hawkins
EF3
I'm looking into adding an amp/antenna boost to my UM175 Verizon data card (based on responses to a post I made last fall), and was reviewing other threads about these things. In that reading, I also looked at maximum signal's website, where they offer different kinds of antennas to use.
I've done some reading about amps and antennas when chasing in remote areas, and in all the reading, I wasn't able to find an answer to the question of: what kind of antenna (magnetic roof mount, in-car mount, wireless, etc.) would give the least risk for a lightning strike, in other words, which would be the safest? I would guess the in-car kind would from what I've read (it has the lowest profile), but I'm curious what others here might think.
Should this even be a concern, as a real risk? Or is it overblown?
If using an 'in-car' antenna, is the signal compromised in rural areas, compared to the magnetic external mount antenna?
If you do use a magnetic mount antenna, how do you 'ground' it to the metal of the car with a lightning suppressor?
Or how do you go about doing DC bonding of the car?
Obviously, I'm thinking safety and minimizing hazards to self and equipment here. Thanks for any thoughts/replies in advance.
I've done some reading about amps and antennas when chasing in remote areas, and in all the reading, I wasn't able to find an answer to the question of: what kind of antenna (magnetic roof mount, in-car mount, wireless, etc.) would give the least risk for a lightning strike, in other words, which would be the safest? I would guess the in-car kind would from what I've read (it has the lowest profile), but I'm curious what others here might think.
Should this even be a concern, as a real risk? Or is it overblown?
If using an 'in-car' antenna, is the signal compromised in rural areas, compared to the magnetic external mount antenna?
If you do use a magnetic mount antenna, how do you 'ground' it to the metal of the car with a lightning suppressor?
Or how do you go about doing DC bonding of the car?
Obviously, I'm thinking safety and minimizing hazards to self and equipment here. Thanks for any thoughts/replies in advance.