Plain-language answer: Lightning protection reduces—not eliminates—the risk that direct strikes, nearby strikes, or induced surges injure people or damage the station and building.
Why it matters
A safe system depends on external interception, bonding, grounding electrodes, surge protection, cable routing, and disconnection practices working together.
Use it well
Follow current electrical and lightning-protection codes, bond services correctly, route feed lines through a protected entry, and disconnect when appropriate.
The common mistake
Treating one coax arrestor as a complete lightning-protection system.
Authority and safety boundary
Current regulations, electrical codes, equipment manuals, program authorization, and the served organization’s procedures control. This article is practical orientation, not permission to transmit, alter protective wiring, or self-deploy.
